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Parcel 6600, Fairy Hill, Compton Dando, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset,

Granted Bath and North East Somerset 23/04529/FUL Full Application

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

Proposal

Installation of ground mounted solar panels, substation compound, access tracks, perimeter fencing with CCTV cameras, access gates and associated grid infrastructure, in connection with development of a 2.1MW community solar energy farm.

As published by the council, reference 23/04529/FUL

Application record

Reference
23/04529/FUL
Type
Full Application
Status
Application Permitted
Decision
Granted As published: PERMIT
Received
4 Dec 2023
Validated
18 Dec 2023
Decided
29 Jul 2025
Ward
Saltford
Parish
Compton Dando
Decision by
Planning Committee

Site history

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

This site has had 4 applications since 2023: 4 approved, 0 refused.

  • 26/00710/M6A Granted

    Parcel 6600, Fairy Hill, Compton Dando, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset,

    Modification of legal agreement associated with planning permission 23/04529/FUL for an alternative location proposed for Skylark mitigation.

    Decided 29 Sep 2026 Conditions
  • 25/04415/NMA Granted

    Parcel 6600, Fairy Hill, Compton Dando, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset,

    Non Material Amendment to application 23/04529/FUL (Installation of ground mounted solar panels, substation compound, access tracks, perimeter fencing with CCTV cameras, access gates and associated grid infrastructure, in connection with development of a 2.1MW community solar energy farm).

    Decided 9 Dec 2025 Amendments
  • 25/03719/COND Granted

    Parcel 6600, Fairy Hill, Compton Dando, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset,

    Discharge of conditions 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 of application 23/04529/FUL (Installation of ground mounted solar panels, substation compound, access tracks, perimeter fencing with CCTV cameras, access gates and associated grid infrastructure, in connection with development of a 2.1MW community solar energy farm).

    Decided 25 Nov 2025 Conditions

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 4 Dec 2023

    Received by Bath and North East Somerset

  2. 18 Dec 2023

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 29 Jul 2025

    Decision issued: PERMIT

  4. 2 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Cases linked to this one on the register

3 later applications on the register refer to this one:

  • 26/00710/M6A Granted

    Parcel 6600, Fairy Hill, Compton Dando, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset,

    Modification of legal agreement associated with planning permission 23/04529/FUL for an alternative location proposed for Skylark mitigation.

    Decided 29 Sep 2026 Conditions
  • 25/04415/NMA Granted

    Parcel 6600, Fairy Hill, Compton Dando, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset,

    Non Material Amendment to application 23/04529/FUL (Installation of ground mounted solar panels, substation compound, access tracks, perimeter fencing with CCTV cameras, access gates and associated grid infrastructure, in connection with development of a 2.1MW community solar energy farm).

    Decided 9 Dec 2025 Amendments
  • 25/03719/COND Granted

    Parcel 6600, Fairy Hill, Compton Dando, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset,

    Discharge of conditions 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 of application 23/04529/FUL (Installation of ground mounted solar panels, substation compound, access tracks, perimeter fencing with CCTV cameras, access gates and associated grid infrastructure, in connection with development of a 2.1MW community solar energy farm).

    Decided 25 Nov 2025 Conditions

Documents

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

82 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Bath and North East Somerset granted permission on 29 July 2025, 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.

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