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Land To South Of Yew Tree Farm Yew Tree Lane Kingston Seymour BS21 6XG

Decided North Somerset 25/P/1864/EA1 Request for formal screening opinion

Decided. The decision notice on the council portal carries the outcome in full, including any conditions.

Proposal

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

As published by the council, reference 25/P/1864/EA1

Application record

Reference
25/P/1864/EA1
Type
Request for formal screening opinion
Status
Decided
Decision
EIA not required
Received
9 Sep 2025
Validated
9 Sep 2025
Decided
7 Oct 2025
Ward
Yatton
Parish
Kingston Seymour
Decision by
Delegated Decision
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.

  • 25/P/1418/FUL Granted

    Land To South Of Yew Tree Farm Yew Tree Lane Kingston Seymour BS21 6XG

    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.

    Decided 18 Sep 2026 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 9 Sep 2025

    Received by North Somerset

  2. 7 Oct 2025

    Decision issued: EIA not required

  3. 26 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Lighthouse Development Consulting Limited Applicant, a developer registered in Penarth

Active · incorporated 2021 · Penarth

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Documents

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

9 documents on file for this application

  • NORTH SOMERSET OFFICER REPORT Delegated Report · 08 Oct 2025
  • DECISION (EA1) EIA NOT REQUIRED Decision Notice · 08 Oct 2025
  • HTDM COMMENTS Consultation Reply · 06 Oct 2025
  • NATURAL ENGLAND COMMENTS Consultation Reply · 02 Oct 2025
  • NATIONAL HIGHWAYS COMMENTS Consultation Reply · 01 Oct 2025
  • NATIONAL HIGHWAYS COMMENT 01/10/25 Email · 01 Oct 2025
  • INTERNAL DRAINAGE BOARD COMMENTS Consultation Reply · 29 Sep 2025
  • PUBLIC NOTICE Other · 11 Sep 2025
  • EIA SCREENING LETTER Application Letter · 09 Sep 2025

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After the decision

North Somerset has decided this application; the outcome above is the register's own wording and the decision notice on the council portal carries the detail. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

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