Planning application
Land To South Of Yew Tree Farm Yew Tree Lane Kingston Seymour BS21 6XG
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Installation of a solar farm comprising ground mounted solar PV panels with a generating capacity of up to 49.99MW(AC) with connection to new substation located on land to south of Puxton Road, Puxton; works to include mounting system, inverters, substations, underground cabling, stock proof fence, CCTV, internal tracks and associated infrastructure, landscaping, biodiversity net gain and environmental enhancements for a temporary period of 50 years.
As published by the council, reference 25/P/1418/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 25/P/1418/FUL
- Category
- Full applications
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approve
- Received
- 11 Jul 2025
- Validated
- 24 Jul 2025
- Decided
- 18 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Yatton
- Parish
- Kingston Seymour
- Postcode
- BS21 6XG
Site history
Applications at this address on the North Somerset register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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25/P/1864/EA1 Decided
Land To South Of Yew Tree Farm Yew Tree Lane Kingston Seymour BS21 6XG
Screening Opinion request to determine as to whether the proposed development is EIA development; installation of a solar farm comprising ground mounted solar PV panels with a generating capacity of up to 49.99MW(AC), including mounting system, inverters, underground cabling, stock proof fence, CCTV, internal tracks and associated infrastructure, landscaping, biodiversity net gain and environmental enhancements for a temporary period of 50 years and a permanent off site grid connection. THIS IS NOT A PLANNING APPLICATION
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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11 Jul 2025
Received by North Somerset
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24 Jul 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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18 Sep 2026
Decision issued: Approve
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18 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Lighthouse Development Consulting Limited Agent, a developer registered in Penarth
Active · incorporated 2021 · Penarth
29 applications on PlanIndex · across 16 councils · 100% granted
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See their track recordYew Tree Farm Solar Limited Applicant, a tree-works contractor registered in Liverpool
Active · incorporated 2023 · Liverpool
1 application on PlanIndex
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
79 documents on file for this application
- HRA AUGUST 2026
- DECISION (FUL) APPROVE
- NORTH SOMERSET OFFICER REPORT
- REVISED PROPOSED SUBSTATION LAYOUT AND DETAILS SEPT 2026
- REVISED GENERAL DETAILS SEPT 2026
- REVISED FRA ADDENDUM
- INTERNAL DRAINAGE BOARD COMMENTS
- BRISTOL AIRPORT COMMENT 05/08/26
- ENVIRONMENT AGENCY COMMENTS
- BIODIVERSITY NET GAIN
- SHADOW HABITAT REGULATIONS ASSESSMENT
- BLOCK PLAN
- HEP WORKSHEET - GREATER HORSESHOE
- HEP WORKSHEET - LESSER HORSESHOE
- HEP WORKSHEET
- HDTM OFFICER COMMENTS
- NATIONAL HIGHWAYS COMMENTS
- NATIONAL HIGHWAYS FORMAL RECOMMENDATION
- MOTORWAY INTERFACE
- GLINT & GLARE SCREENING TECHNICAL NOTE
- NATIONAL HIGHWAYS COMMENTS
- HABITAT EVALUATION PROCESS - GREATER HORSESHOE
- HABITAT EVALUATION PROCESS - LESSER HORSESHOE
- STATUTORY BIODIVERSITY METRIC V2.0 - ADDITIONALITY
- STATUTORY BIODIVERSITY METRIC V2.0 - ALL HABITATS
- SHADOW HABITAT REGULATIONS ASSESSMENT
- LANDSCAPE AND VISUAL APPRAISAL [17/12/25]
- NATIONAL HIGHWAYS
- LLFA COMMENTS
- HERITAGE & DESIGN COMMENTS
- ECOLOGICAL TECHNICAL NOTE
- GEOPHYSICAL SURVEY REPORT PART 1
- GEOPHYSICAL SURVEY REPORT PART 2
- GEOPHYSICAL SURVEY REPORT PART 3
- SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC GLINT AND GLARE STUDY
- SUBMISSION OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION TO ADDRESS CONSULTEE COMMENTS
- OUTLINE DRAINAGE STRATEGY PLAN
- FRA ADDENDUM
- TRANSPORT STATEMENT
- ARCHAEOLOGY TECHNICAL NOTE
- LANDSCAPE STRATEGY VER. 3
- GENERAL DETAILS
- BLOCK PLAN
- TRANSFORMER SUBSTATION
- ECOLOGY OFFICER COMMENTS
- HTDM COMMENTS
- AGENT?S SUMMARY RESPONSE TO CONSULTATIONS
- HISTORIC ENGLAND COMMENTS
- NATIONAL HIGHWAYS FORMAL RECOMMENDATION
- NETWORK RAIL COMMENTS
- ENVIRONMENT AGENCY COMMENTS
- YATTON PARISH COUNCIL COMMENTS
- FLOOD RISK MANAGEMENT COMMENTS
- INTERNAL DRAINAGE BOARD COMMENTS
- HERITAGE & DESIGN COMMENTS
- PRESS ADVERT LIST FOR 06/08/25
- SITE LOCATION PLAN
- VALIDATION LETTER
- VEHICLE TRACKING PLANS
- TREE SURVEY AND CATEGORISATION
- DNO SUBSTATION BUILDING
- PROPOSED SUBSTATION LAYOUT AND DETAILS
- APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED
- CIL FORM 1 - ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FORM
- PANEL/FENCING/INVERTERS/CCTV COLUMN/ACCESS TRACK DETAILS
- SITE SELECTION REPORT/FLOOD SEQUENTIAL TEST
- FLOOD RISK ASSESSMENT & DRAINAGE STRATEGY
- TRANSPORT STATEMENT
- AGRICULTURAL QUALITY OF LAND
- REPORT
- HISTORIC ENVIRONMENT ASSESSMENT
- APPENDICES
- COVER LETTER
- PLANNING DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT
- SITE LAYOUT PLAN
- ECOLOGICAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT
- BIODIVERSITY NET GAIN STATEMENT AND ASSESSMENT
- LANDSCAPE STRATEGY
- BIODIVERSITY NET GAIN (BNG) METRIC
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
North Somerset granted permission on 18 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.
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