Bythams Community Shop 46 Station Road Castle Bytham Lincolnshire NG33 4SJ Data via plota.co.uk

S26/1127 - Notification Part 14 Renewable Energy Approved

Proposal

Installation of solar PV system and associated infrastructure Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
29 Jun 2026
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Validated
7 Aug 2026
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Approved
23 Sept 2026

Approved on 23 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 23 Sept 2026

Site constraints 5

SSSI: Castle Bytham Quarry SSSI
Natural England must be consulted on work that may affect it.
Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.
Habitat network: Network Expansion Zone
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Radon affected area, class 5
An estimated 10 to 30% of homes reach the radon action level. Indicative for the 1 km square, which takes the highest class found in it; a radon test gives the answer for a building.
From the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency indicative atlas. Under building regulations, as the BRE guide BR 211 (2023) sets out, new buildings and extensions need basic radon protection from class 3 in England and Wales and from class 2 in Scotland, and full protection from class 5. The class at the site itself, from the detailed BGS map, decides which.
UKHSA radon ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Castle Bytham 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 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, 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.

Building

Floor area108 m² (1,163 sq ft)
Energy ratingA (asset rating 14)
UseA1/A2 Retail and Financial/Professional services
HeatingAir Conditioning

From the energy performance certificate lodged in October 2020, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Application type
Notification Part 14 Renewable Energy
Postcode
NG33 4SJ
Received
29 Jun 2026
Validated
7 Aug 2026
Ward
Glen Ward
Parish
Castle Bytham Parish Council
Case officer
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Target decision
2 Oct 2026
Decision
Details Not Required
Decision date
23 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 47 days from validation, 25 days slower than South Kesteven's median of 22 for prior approvals. Approved, as 93% of prior approvals here are.

96%decided within 8 weeks
93%approved
141decided in the last year

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

Public comments

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Last counted 23 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15034312
Planning Portal ref
PP-15034312
Statutory expiry
2 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No
South Kesteven
Planning Authority Score
2.7/10
Poor
#244 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

South Kesteven is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #262 out of 296. The council extends the time limit on 60% of applications - one of the highest rates in England. Expect your application to take longer than the standard deadline. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (94%) than the national average (90%).

Frequently extends decision deadlines
expect longer than the statutory limit
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
South Kesteven decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
91%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #100 of 296
94%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #118 of 296
43%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #262 of 296
60%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #270 of 296
69%
Minor dwellings approved
110 decided (1-9 homes)
90%
Major dwellings approved
20 decided (10+ homes)
87%
Change of use approved
55 decided
1,002
Total decisions
95 refused in the year to March 2026

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.