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Land At Lower Larks Farm Larks Lane Iron Acton South Gloucestershire BS37 9TX

Granted South Gloucestershire P22/03743/F Full Planning

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

Proposal

Installation of Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) with ancillary infrastructure, security fence, access, landscaping and associated development.

As published by the council, reference P22/03743/F

Application record

Reference
P22/03743/F
Type
Full Planning
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Approve with Conditions
Received
5 Jul 2022
Validated
20 Jul 2022
Decided
14 Apr 2023
Ward
Frampton Cotterell
Parish
Iron Acton Parish Council
Decision by
Fully Delegated
Postcode
BS37 9TX

Site history

Applications at this address on the South Gloucestershire register

This site has had 5 applications since 2022: 5 approved, 0 refused.

  • P26/01398/RVC Granted

    Land At Lower Larks Farm Larks Lane Iron Acton South Gloucestershire BS37 9TX

    Variation of conditions 5 (soft landscape plan), 6 (landscape and ecological management plan), 7 (drainage strategy), and 11 (plans list) attached to planning consent P25/01983/RVC: Variation of condition 12 (list of approved plans) and consequentially conditions 6 and 7 attached to planning permission P22/03743/F to amend the BESS layout to enable the development to produce a greater amount of renewable energy, accelerating the transition to net zero - Installation of Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) with ancillary infrastructure, security fence, access, landscaping and associated development.

    Decided 8 Sep 2026 Amendments
  • DOC25/00272 Granted

    Land At Lower Larks Farm Larks Lane Iron Acton South Gloucestershire BS37 9TX

    Discharge of condition 4 (highway condition survey) attached to permission P22/03743/F) Installation of Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) with ancillary infrastructure, security fence, access, landscaping and associated development.

    Decided 30 Oct 2025 Conditions
  • DOC25/00270 Granted

    Land At Lower Larks Farm Larks Lane Iron Acton South Gloucestershire BS37 9TX

    Discharge of conditions 8 (surface water and drainage) attached to permission P22/03743/F. Installation of Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) with ancillary infrastructure, security fence, access, landscaping and associated development.

    Decided 26 Nov 2025 Conditions
  • P25/01983/RVC Granted

    Land At Lower Larks Farm Larks Lane Iron Acton South Gloucestershire BS37 9TX

    Variation of condition 12 (list of approved plans) and consequentially conditions 6 and 7 attached to planning permission P22/03743/F to amend the BESS layout to enable the development to produce a greater amount of renewable energy, accelerating the transition to net zero - Installation of Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) with ancillary infrastructure, security fence, access, landscaping and associated development.

    Decided 27 Nov 2025 Amendments

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 5 Jul 2022

    Received by South Gloucestershire

  2. 20 Jul 2022

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 14 Apr 2023

    Decision issued: Approve with Conditions

  4. 18 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Cases linked to this one on the register

4 later applications on the register refer to this one:

  • P26/01398/RVC Granted

    Land At Lower Larks Farm Larks Lane Iron Acton South Gloucestershire BS37 9TX

    Variation of conditions 5 (soft landscape plan), 6 (landscape and ecological management plan), 7 (drainage strategy), and 11 (plans list) attached to planning consent P25/01983/RVC: Variation of condition 12 (list of approved plans) and consequentially conditions 6 and 7 attached to planning permission P22/03743/F to amend the BESS layout to enable the development to produce a greater amount of renewable energy, accelerating the transition to net zero - Installation of Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) with ancillary infrastructure, security fence, access, landscaping and associated development.

    Decided 8 Sep 2026 Amendments
  • DOC25/00272 Granted

    Land At Lower Larks Farm Larks Lane Iron Acton South Gloucestershire BS37 9TX

    Discharge of condition 4 (highway condition survey) attached to permission P22/03743/F) Installation of Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) with ancillary infrastructure, security fence, access, landscaping and associated development.

    Decided 30 Oct 2025 Conditions
  • DOC25/00270 Granted

    Land At Lower Larks Farm Larks Lane Iron Acton South Gloucestershire BS37 9TX

    Discharge of conditions 8 (surface water and drainage) attached to permission P22/03743/F. Installation of Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) with ancillary infrastructure, security fence, access, landscaping and associated development.

    Decided 26 Nov 2025 Conditions
  • P25/01983/RVC Granted

    Land At Lower Larks Farm Larks Lane Iron Acton South Gloucestershire BS37 9TX

    Variation of condition 12 (list of approved plans) and consequentially conditions 6 and 7 attached to planning permission P22/03743/F to amend the BESS layout to enable the development to produce a greater amount of renewable energy, accelerating the transition to net zero - Installation of Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) with ancillary infrastructure, security fence, access, landscaping and associated development.

    Decided 27 Nov 2025 Amendments

Documents

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

63 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

South Gloucestershire granted permission on 14 April 2023, 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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