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Optima Products, Mill Road, Radstock, Bath And North East Somerset,

Granted Bath and North East Somerset 23/00834/SOLPA Solar Photovoltaics Prior Approval

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Installation of 303.60 kWp solar panels to two buildings at Mill Road. Installed via a pitched roof clamp system on the rooftops.

As published by the council, reference 23/00834/SOLPA

Application record

Reference
23/00834/SOLPA
Type
Solar Photovoltaics Prior Approval
Status
Approve
Decision
Granted As published: APPROVE
Received
2 Mar 2023
Validated
13 Mar 2023
Decided
4 May 2023
Ward
Radstock
Parish
Radstock
Decision by
Delegated

Site history

Applications at this address on the Bath and North East Somerset register

This site has had 2 applications since 2023: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • 25/03352/FUL Granted

    Optima Products, Mill Road, Radstock, Bath And North East Somerset,

    Erection of new distribution warehouse

    Decided 12 Jan 2026 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 2 Mar 2023

    Received by Bath and North East Somerset

  2. 13 Mar 2023

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 4 May 2023

    Decision issued: APPROVE

  4. 5 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

7 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Bath and North East Somerset granted permission on 4 May 2023, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About prior approval applications

Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.

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