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26/P/1287/SJA - Prior App Part 14J non-domestic solar Approved
Solar & renewables

Proposal

Application to determine if prior approval is required for the proposed installation of a 200KWP solar system Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
18 Jun 2026
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Validated
25 Jun 2026
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Approved
31 Jul 2026

Approved on 31 Jul 2026 · Last checked 30 Sept 2026

Documents 1

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM REDACTED Application Form · 18 Jun 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 6

Green belt: Bath and Bristol
Inappropriate development needs very special circumstances.
Green belt policy allows a short list of exceptions, such as limited extensions and replacement buildings. Anything else needs very special circumstances that clearly outweigh the harm. Some green belt land can count as grey belt, where it does not strongly serve the green belt's purposes. The council decides this in its green belt assessment or on each application, so we do not mark it here.
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National infrastructure project about 358 m away: Portishead Branch Line - MetroWest Phase 1
The site is about 358 m from the project boundary. Railway, decided. The project page says whether consent was granted. Also within 2 km: Hinkley Point C Connection (decided, about 1955 m); Hinkley Point C Connection Project Material Change (at pre-application, about 1992 m).
Nationally significant infrastructure projects (power stations, electricity lines, pipelines, major roads and railways, harbours, airports and reservoirs) are consented by a Secretary of State under the Planning Act 2008, after an examination by the Planning Inspectorate, rather than by the council. The boundary is the one the Inspectorate consults on and can change as the scheme does. Projects are shown within 2 km of the site.
Planning Inspectorate project page ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 4; Inside the Pill and Easton-in-Gordano built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Council
North Somerset
Application type
Prior App Part 14J non-domestic solar
Postcode
BS20 0HU
Received
18 Jun 2026
Validated
25 Jun 2026
Ward
Pill
Parish
Abbots Leigh
Target decision
20 Aug 2026
Decision
Prior approval - required and grant
Decision date
31 Jul 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Low Carbon Energy

How this decision compares

Decided in 36 days from validation, 8 days slower than North Somerset's median of 28 for prior approvals. Approved, as 92% of prior approvals here are.

92%decided within 8 weeks
92%approved
144decided in the last year

Plota live figures for prior approvals decided by North Somerset in the last twelve months, from validation. North Somerset decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

11 neighbours consulted · Last counted 30 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
23 Jul 2026
Statutory expiry
20 Aug 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

1 nearby application on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2023 Approved
School House St Katherines School Ham Green Pill BS20 0HU
Proposed change of use from existing on-site residential staff accommodation to an office…
23/P/0730/FUL
North Somerset
Planning Authority Score
6.4/10
Average
#83 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

North Somerset is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #96 out of 296. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (93%) than the national average (90%).

Faster than most councils
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
North Somerset decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
89%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #137 of 296
93%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #134 of 296
73%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #96 of 296
34%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #88 of 296
74%
Minor dwellings approved
135 decided (1-9 homes)
95%
Major dwellings approved
19 decided (10+ homes)
85%
Change of use approved
52 decided
1,139
Total decisions
128 refused in the year to March 2026
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings