Planning application
St Barnabus Church Hall , Mount View, Southdown, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 1JX
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Prior approval request for the installation of Solar PV System to the Church Hall roof.
As published by the council, reference 25/02987/SOLPA
Application record
- Reference
- 25/02987/SOLPA
- Type
- Solar Photovoltaics Prior Approval
- Status
- Approve
- Decision
- APPROVE
- Received
- 29 Jul 2025
- Validated
- 5 Aug 2025
- Decided
- 29 Sep 2025
- Ward
- Southdown
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- BA2 1JX
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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29 Jul 2025
Received by Bath and North East Somerset
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5 Aug 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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29 Sep 2025
Decision issued: APPROVE
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21 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
Documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Bath and North East Somerset granted permission on 29 September 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.
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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