Planning application
Land At Lower Larks Farm Larks Lane Iron Acton South Gloucestershire BS37 9TX
Relates to P22/03743/F
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
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.
As published by the council, reference P25/01983/RVC
Application record
- Reference
- P25/01983/RVC
- Type
- Removal Var Con Sec73
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Approve with Conditions
- Received
- 18 Aug 2025
- Validated
- 18 Aug 2025
- Decided
- 27 Nov 2025
- 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: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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P26/01398/RVC Awaiting decision
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.
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DOC25/00272 Decided
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.
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DOC25/00270 Decided
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.
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P22/03743/F Granted
Land At Lower Larks Farm Larks Lane Iron Acton South Gloucestershire BS37 9TX
Installation of Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) with ancillary infrastructure, security fence, access, landscaping and associated development.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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18 Aug 2025
Received by South Gloucestershire
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27 Nov 2025
Decision issued: Approve with Conditions
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11 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
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P22/03743/F Granted
Land At Lower Larks Farm Larks Lane Iron Acton South Gloucestershire BS37 9TX
Installation of Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) with ancillary infrastructure, security fence, access, landscaping and associated development.
1 later application on the register refers to this one:
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P26/01398/RVC Awaiting decision
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.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
29 documents on file for this application
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South Gloucestershire granted permission on 27 November 2025, 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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