Planning application
Parcel 0038, Green Lane, Nempnett Thrubwell, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset,
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Non-Material Amendment to Application No. 23/04581/VAR (Variation of condition 12 of application 22/00364/FUL (Installation of solar farm with associated infrastructure, hard and soft landscaping and means of access))
As published by the council, reference 26/02948/NMA
Application record
- Reference
- 26/02948/NMA
- Type
- Non Material Amendments
- Status
- Approve
- Decision
- APPROVE
- Received
- 6 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 14 Aug 2026
- Decided
- 27 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Chew Valley
- Parish
- Nempnett Thrubwell
- Decision by
- Non-Planning applications
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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6 Aug 2026
Received by Bath and North East Somerset
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14 Aug 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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15 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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27 Aug 2026
Decision issued: APPROVE
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
Documents on file for this application
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat a grant of permission means
The process from here
Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.
Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.
About amendments applications
How this application type works
An amendment application changes a permission that already exists. Non-material amendments cover small adjustments with no wider effect, while minor material amendments, usually made by varying a condition, allow modest design changes without a fresh application. Anything beyond that needs a new permission, so the scope here is deliberately narrow.
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Parcel 0038, Green Lane, Nempnett Thrubwell, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset,
Discharge of conditions 7 (Landscape Design Proposals (Bespoke Trigger)), 8 (External Lighting (Bespoke Trigger)), 9 (Landscape and Ecological Management Plan (LEMP) (Bespoke Trigger)) and 11 (Paint Samples (Bespoke Trigger)) of application 23/04581/VAR (Variation of condition 12 of application 22/00364/FUL (Installation of solar farm with associated infrastructure, hard and soft landscaping and means of access)).
Decided Conditions -
Parcel 0038, Green Lane, Nempnett Thrubwell, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset,
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Request a formal Screening Opinion for a proposed extension to the approved solar farm at Howgrove Farm (22/00364/FUL).
Awaiting decision Outline Extension 5 docs -
Parcel 0038, Green Lane, Nempnett Thrubwell, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset,
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Awaiting decision Conditions Extension -
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Discharge of conditions 3 (Landscape Design Proposals (Bespoke Trigger)), 8 (Materials - Submission of Schedule and Samples of swimming pool walls (Bespoke Trigger)) and 9 (Materials - plant room (Bespoke Trigger)) of application 24/03217/FUL (Erection and Installation of natural swimming pool, and associated Infrastructure).
Decided Conditions -
Thrubwell Farmhouse, Thrubwell Farm, Thrubwell Lane, Nempnett Thrubwell, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS40 5AW
57% historically approved · decision due ~3 Sep
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