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Mulberry Park Educate Together Primary Academy , Mulberry Way, Combe Down, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 5BU

Awaiting decision Bath and North East Somerset 26/02697/SOLPA Solar Photovoltaics Prior Approval

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

Addition of 30sqm of PV panels to existing school roof

As published by the council, reference 26/02697/SOLPA

Application record

Reference
26/02697/SOLPA
Type
Solar Photovoltaics Prior Approval
Status
Pending Consideration
Received
17 Jul 2026
Validated
17 Jul 2026
Ward
Combe Down
Postcode
BA2 5BU

Site history

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

This site has had 4 applications since 2025: 3 approved, 0 refused.

  • 26/02117/NMA Granted

    Mulberry Park Educate Together Primary Academy , Mulberry Way, Combe Down, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 5BU

    Non Material Amendment to application 25/03288/REG03 (Erection of a new single-storey stand-alone SEND resource base with one classroom, group rooms and ancillary spaces.)

    Decided 7 Jul 2026 Amendments
  • 26/00702/COND Granted

    Mulberry Park Educate Together Primary Academy, Mulberry Way, Combe Down, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 5BU

    Discharge of conditions 3 (Construction Environmental Management Plan: (CEMP: Ecology) (Pre-commencement)), 4 (Biodiversity Net Gain Plan (Pre-commencement)), 5 (Details of Green Roofs (pre-construction)) and 6 (External Lighting (Bespoke Trigger - requires approval of details prior to installation of new lighting)) of application 25/03288/REG03 (Erection of a new single-storey stand-alone SEND resource base with one classroom, group rooms and ancillary spaces).

    Decided 24 Apr 2026 Conditions
  • 25/03288/REG03 Granted

    Mulberry Park Educate Together Primary Academy , Mulberry Way, Combe Down, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 5BU

    Erection of a new single-storey stand-alone SEND resource base with one classroom, group rooms and ancillary spaces.

    Decided 13 Nov 2025 Other

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 17 Jul 2026

    Received by Bath and North East Somerset

  2. 31 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 11 September 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

    Bath and North East Somerset took a median of 51 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Documents

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

Documents on file for this application

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What happens while it is decided

This application is with Bath and North East Somerset for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Bath and North East Somerset decided prior approval applications in a median of 55 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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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