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Units 3b 4 And 5, Express Park, Bristol Road, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA6 4RN

Granted Exmoor National Park 09/26/00013 Prior Approval for Solar PV - Non Dom

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed installation of other Solar Photovoltaics (PV) equipment on the roofs of non-domestic buildings.

As published by the council, reference 09/26/00013

Application record

Reference
09/26/00013
Type
Prior Approval for Solar PV - Non Dom
Status
Permitted
Decision
Granted As published: Prior Approval Approved
Received
6 Aug 2026
Validated
6 Aug 2026
Decided
10 Sep 2026
Parish
Bridgwater Without
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
TA6 4RN

Site history

Applications at this address on the Exmoor National Park register

This site has had 3 applications since 2026: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • 08/26/00075 Status unknown

    Units 3b 4 And 5, Express Park, Bristol Road, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA6 4RN

    Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed installation of other Solar Photovoltaics (PV) equipment on the roofs of non-domestic buildings.

    Submitted 6 Aug 2026 Prior approval
  • 09/26/00009 Granted

    Units 3b 4 And 5, Express Park, Bristol Road, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA6 4RN

    Extension of existing building on to existing yard, erection of pump house, and replacement of 2No. existing external storage tanks with 4No. new tanks.

    Decided 1 Aug 2026 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 6 Aug 2026

    Received by Exmoor National Park

  2. 29 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. 10 Sep 2026

    Decision issued: Prior Approval Approved

Documents

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

4 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Exmoor National Park granted permission on 10 September 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 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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