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Electricity Substation (Adjacent To 30 Southlands Way) Southlands Way Congresbury

Granted North Somerset 26/P/0027/ELA Prior App Part 15B bldg for electricity

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

Proposal

Notification of works permitted under Part 15, Class B, of Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015; proposed upgrade to the transformer at existing electricity substation adjacent to 30 Southlands Way Congresbury. The existing 200kVa transformer unit will be upgraded to 800kVa and the existing 3 way LV feeder pilar will be upgraded to a 7 way feeder. The new equipment will be housed in the existing open air, brick compound and the doors will be secured with padlocks. THIS IS NOT A PLANNING APPLICATION.

As published by the council, reference 26/P/0027/ELA

Application record

Reference
26/P/0027/ELA
Type
Prior App Part 15B bldg for electricity
Status
Decided
Decision
Prior approval - grant
Received
6 Jan 2026
Validated
6 Jan 2026
Decided
3 Mar 2026
Ward
Congresbury And Puxton
Parish
Congresbury
Decision by
Delegated Decision

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 6 Jan 2026

    Received by North Somerset

  2. 3 Mar 2026

    Decision issued: Prior approval - grant

  3. 26 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

6 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

North Somerset granted permission on 3 March 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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