Planning application
Walton House , 45 High Street, Chew Magna, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS40 8PR
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Installation of solar panels on the lean-to roof of outbuilding (Certificate of Lawful Proposed Use)
As published by the council, reference 26/01663/CLPU
Application record
- Reference
- 26/01663/CLPU
- Type
- Cert of Lawfulness (Proposed) 192
- Status
- Lawful
- Decision
- Granted As published: LAWFUL
- Received
- 29 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 29 Apr 2026
- Decided
- 4 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Chew Valley
- Parish
- Chew Magna
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- BS40 8PR
Site history
Applications at this address on the Bath and North East Somerset register
This site has had 3 applications since 2019: 3 approved, 0 refused.
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26/02239/TCA Granted
Walton House , 45 High Street, Chew Magna, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS40 8PR
Ash tree - Reduce crown by 2.5m to clear overhead electricity cables.
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19/05136/TCA Granted
Walton House, 45 High Street, Chew Magna, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS40 8PR
5no Conifers - Reduce height by approx 20 - 25ft.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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29 Apr 2026
Received by Bath and North East Somerset
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4 Jun 2026
Decision issued: LAWFUL
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21 Jul 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
Documents on file for this application
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Bath and North East Somerset granted permission on 4 June 2026, 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 lawful development applications
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Nearby applications
Within 0.3 miles
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Walton House, 45 High Street, Chew Magna, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS40 8PR
5no Conifers - Reduce height by approx 20 - 25ft.
Granted Trees 5 docs -
Walton House , 45 High Street, Chew Magna, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS40 8PR
Ash tree - Reduce crown by 2.5m to clear overhead electricity cables.
Granted Trees -
Portugal House , 47 High Street, Chew Magna, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS40 8PR
Box (T1) - fell due to caterpillar infestation. Box (T2-T7) - fell due to caterpillar infestation. Replace with Portuguese laurel trees. Holly (T8) - coppice to 2m, allow lower canopy regeneration. Box (low hedge) (T9, T10) - fell due to caterpillar infestation and replace with suitable alternative.
Granted Trees 4 docs -
Beech Cottage , 15 High Street, Chew Magna, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS40 8PR
T1 - Lawson Cypress - fell. T2 - Cryptomeria - fell.
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Hazelwood, 36 High Street, Chew Magna, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS40 8PW
Ash T1 - removal of dead and broken branches ( amended description )
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H1 and H2 - two mixed native outgrown hedges hawthorn, ash, elder - Reduce height down to 1.5m.
Granted Trees 4 docs
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26/02733/CLEU Granted
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26/03359/CLPU Awaiting decision
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26/02639/CLPU Refused
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26/02621/CLPU Granted
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