Planning application
Knoll Farm , White Ox Mead Lane, Peasedown St John, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 8PL
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Installation of Solar PV equipment of the roofs of three non-domestic buildings.
As published by the council, reference 25/03017/SOLPA
Application record
- Reference
- 25/03017/SOLPA
- Type
- Solar Photovoltaics Prior Approval
- Status
- Approve
- Decision
- Granted As published: APPROVE
- Received
- 31 Jul 2025
- Validated
- 31 Jul 2025
- Decided
- 23 Sep 2025
- Ward
- Bathavon South
- Parish
- Wellow
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- BA2 8PL
Site history
Applications at this address on the Bath and North East Somerset register
This site has had 6 applications since 2021: 2 approved, 2 refused.
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26/02758/SOLPA Awaiting decision
Knoll Farm , White Ox Mead Lane, Peasedown St John, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 8PL
Installation of Solar PV equipment of the roofs of non-domestic buildings.
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26/00657/PACOU Granted
Knoll Farm , White Ox Mead Lane, Peasedown St John, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 8PL
Prior approval request for change of use of an agricultural building to a microbrewery.
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25/04338/AGRN Refused
Knoll Farm , White Ox Mead Lane, Peasedown St John, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 8PL
Erection of two agricultural barns
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25/03717/AGRN Refused
Knoll Farm , White Ox Mead Lane, Peasedown St John, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 8PL
Erection of two agricultural barns.
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21/00138/COND Split decision
Knoll Farm, White Ox Mead Lane, Peasedown St. John, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 8PL
Discharge of conditions 3, 4 and 5 of application 20/02480/FUL (Erection of 3no agricultural buildings including Cattle Barn, Workshop/Feed Store, Farmyard Manure/Straw and Hay Shed along with associated yard areas and access track from Knoll Farmhouse, and other associated works)
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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31 Jul 2025
Received by Bath and North East Somerset
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23 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 23 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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Knoll Farm , White Ox Mead Lane, Peasedown St John, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 8PL
96% historically approved · decision due ~22 Sep
Installation of Solar PV equipment of the roofs of non-domestic buildings.
Awaiting decision Prior approval -
Knoll Farm, White Ox Mead Lane, Peasedown St. John, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 8PL
Discharge of conditions 3, 4 and 5 of application 20/02480/FUL (Erection of 3no agricultural buildings including Cattle Barn, Workshop/Feed Store, Farmyard Manure/Straw and Hay Shed along with associated yard areas and access track from Knoll Farmhouse, and other associated works)
Split decision Conditions 16 docsSmall domestic -
Knoll Farm , White Ox Mead Lane, Peasedown St John, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 8PL
Erection of two agricultural barns
Refused Outline -
Knoll Farm , White Ox Mead Lane, Peasedown St John, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 8PL
Erection of two agricultural barns.
Refused Outline -
Knoll Farm , White Ox Mead Lane, Peasedown St John, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 8PL
Prior approval request for change of use of an agricultural building to a microbrewery.
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