Planning application
Land To The West And East Of The Strawberry Line Brinsea Road Congresbury
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Section 73 application to vary conditions 2, 6, 9 and 23, alongside the removal of conditions 29 and 30 attached to planning permission 25/P/0809/FUL (Ground mounted photovoltaic solar farm together with Battery Energy Storage, associated equipment, infrastructure and ancillary works with new substation off Drove Way) to allow for additional solar arrays to be sited within the area labelled 'Field 6' alongside confirmation that the approved substation is not required to be decommissioned alongside the rest of the project after 40 years from first export.
As published by the council, reference 25/P/2636/S73
Application record
- Reference
- 25/P/2636/S73
- Type
- Section 73 - vary/remove conditions
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approve
- Received
- 19 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 5 Jan 2026
- Decided
- 22 May 2026
- Ward
- Congresbury And Puxton
- Parish
- Congresbury
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
Site history
Applications at this address on the North Somerset register
This site has had 6 applications since 2025: 5 approved, 0 refused.
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26/P/0705/AOC Granted
Land To The West And East Of The Strawberry Line Brinsea Road Congresbury
Request to discharge conditions 9 (Grazing Management Plan) and 17 (Soil Management Maintenance Plan) on application 25/P/0809/FUL.
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26/P/0529/AOC Awaiting decision
Land To The West And East Of The Strawberry Line Brinsea Road Congresbury
Request to discharge conditions 6 (Landscape and Ecological Management Plan), 18 (Construction Environmental Management Plan), 21 (Construction Compound Layout), 22 (Construction Traffic Management Plan) 25c (Road Surface Material) and 25d (Road Condition Survey) alongside partially discharge condition 15 (Land Contamination) on application 25/P/0809/FUL.
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26/P/0345/AOC Granted
Land To The West And East Of The Strawberry Line Brinsea Road Congresbury
Request to Discharge conditions 4 (Soft Landscaping and Proposed Planting), 7 (Bat Night Roosts), 8 (Ecological and Bat Monitoring Plan) and 11 (Surface Water Drainage Scheme) from application 25/P/0809/FUL. .
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26/P/0170/AOC Granted
Land To The West And East Of The Strawberry Line Brinsea Road Congresbury
Request to discharge conditions 3 (All Structure Details) and 31 (Inverter Details) from application 25/P/0809/FUL.
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25/P/2045/AOC Granted
Land To The West And East Of The Strawberry Line Brinsea Road Congresbury
Request to discharge conditions 29 (Implementation of Written Scheme of Investigation) and 30 (Post Investigation Scheme) from application 25/P/0809/FUL.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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19 Dec 2025
Received by North Somerset
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5 Jan 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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22 May 2026
Decision issued: Approve
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26 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
- Application: 25/P/0809/FUL (Decided)
Who's behind it
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Stantec PLC Agent, registered in Warrington
Active · incorporated 2024 · Warrington
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See their track recordRWE Renewables UK Solar And Storage Ltd Applicant, registered in Swindon
Active · incorporated 2022 · Swindon
8 applications on PlanIndex · across 2 councils
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
17 documents on file for this application
- S73 DECISION LETTER
- NORTH SOMERSET OFFICER REPORT
- HISTORIC ENGLAND COMMENTS
- RESPONSE FROM ENVIRONMENT AGENCY
- INTERNAL DRAINAGE BOARD COMMENTS
- PRESS ADVERT LIST FOR 15/01/26
- ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION TEAM COMMENTS
- ARCHAEOLOGY COMMENTS
- APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED
- SITE ENHANCEMENT STRATEGY
- TECHNICAL NOTE
- TYPICAL FIXED DESIGN
- LANDSCAPE MASTER PLAN
- LANDSCAPE MASTER PLAN
- LANDSCAPE MASTER PLAN
- LANDSCAPE MASTER PLAN
- CIL FORM 1
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
North Somerset granted permission on 22 May 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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