Planning application
Land At Hill Court Farm Upper Hill Berkeley
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Variation of conditions 3,4,5,6,7,9,11,12,15,17 and 18 attached to P25/00530/RVC to amend the wording of each condition as detailed in the submitted Planning Statement. Variation of conditions 2, 10 and 20 attached to planning permission P22/05462/F to replace approved plan no. - PLE 01 Rev 09 Berkeley external layout plan with plan no. LCS059-PLE-01 Rev 12, and include the 'BESS scheme FRA and Drainage strategy addendum', and 'Ecological Impact Assessment and BNG dated Feb 2025' - Installation of a 49.9MW ground mounted solar farm including associated infrastructure, substation, transformer stations, internal access road, security fencing and CCTV cameras.
As published by the council, reference P26/00327/RVC
Application record
- Reference
- P26/00327/RVC
- Type
- Removal Var Con Sec73
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Approve with Conditions
- Received
- 12 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 12 Feb 2026
- Decided
- 30 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Severn Vale
- Parish
- Hill Parish Council
- Decision by
- Fully Delegated
Site history
Applications at this address on the South Gloucestershire register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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P26/01347/CLE Granted
Land At Hill Court Farm Upper Hill Berkeley
Confirmation of lawful implementation of planning permission P26/00327/RVC by way of material operation (installation of DNO substation unit foundations).
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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12 Feb 2026
Received by South Gloucestershire
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30 Apr 2026
Decision issued: Approve with Conditions
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26 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
1 later application on the register refers to this one:
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P26/01347/CLE Granted
Land At Hill Court Farm Upper Hill Berkeley
Confirmation of lawful implementation of planning permission P26/00327/RVC by way of material operation (installation of DNO substation unit foundations).
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
17 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
South Gloucestershire granted permission on 30 April 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.
About amendment applications
An amendment application makes limited changes to a permission that already exists; anything beyond modest adjustment needs a fresh application. More in our guide to planning application types.
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Land At Hill Court Farm Upper Hill Berkeley
Confirmation of lawful implementation of planning permission P26/00327/RVC by way of material operation (installation of DNO substation unit foundations).
Granted Lawful development 9 docs -
Land At Hill Court Farm Upper Hill Hill GL13 9EE
100% historically approved · decision due ~15 May
Discharge of condition 5 (CEMP - biodiversity) attached to planning permission P25/00530/RVC. Variation of conditions 2, 10 and 20 attached to planning permission P22/05462/F to replace approved plan no. - PLE 01 Rev 09 Berkeley external layout plan with plan no. LCS059-PLE-01 Rev 12, and include the 'BESS scheme FRA and Drainage strategy addendum', and 'Ecological Impact Assessment and BNG dated Feb 2025' - Installation of a 49.9MW ground mounted solar farm including associated infrastructure, substation, transformer stations, internal access road, security fencing and CCTV cameras.
Awaiting decision Conditions 6 docs -
Land At Hill Court Farm Upper Hill Hill GL13 9EE
100% historically approved · decision due ~14 May
Discharge of condition 12 (drainage) attached to planning permission P25/00530/RVC. Variation of conditions 2, 10 and 20 attached to planning permission P22/05462/F to replace approved plan no. - PLE 01 Rev 09 Berkeley external layout plan with plan no. LCS059-PLE-01 Rev 12, and include the 'BESS scheme FRA and Drainage strategy addendum', and 'Ecological Impact Assessment and BNG dated Feb 2025' - Installation of a 49.9MW ground mounted solar farm including associated infrastructure, substation, transformer stations, internal access road, security fencing and CCTV cameras.
Awaiting decision Conditions 5 docs -
Land At Hill Court Farm Upper Hill Hill GL13 9EE
Discharge of condition 17 (Public footpaths - improvements) attached to planning permission P25/00530/RVC. Variation of conditions 2, 10 and 20 attached to planning permission P22/05462/F to replace approved plan no. - PLE 01 Rev 09 Berkeley external layout plan with plan no. LCS059-PLE-01 Rev 12, and include the 'BESS scheme FRA and Drainage strategy addendum', and 'Ecological Impact Assessment and BNG dated Feb 2025' - Installation of a 49.9MW ground mounted solar farm including associated infrastructure, substation, transformer stations, internal access road, security fencing and CCTV cameras.
Granted Conditions 7 docs -
Land At Hill Court Farm Upper Hill Hill
Discharge of condition 3 (Lighting) attached to permission P25/00530/RVC. Variation of conditions 2, 10 and 20 attached to planning permission P22/05462/F to replace approved plan no. - PLE 01 Rev 09 Berkeley external layout plan with plan no. LCS059-PLE-01 Rev 12, and include the 'BESS scheme FRA and Drainage strategy addendum', and 'Ecological Impact Assessment and BNG dated Feb 2025' - Installation of a 49.9MW ground mounted solar farm including associated infrastructure, substation, transformer stations, internal access road, security fencing and CCTV cameras.
Granted Conditions 5 docs -
Land At Hill Court Farm Upper Hill Hill GL13 9EE
100% historically approved · decision due ~21 May
Discharge of condition 4 (LEMP) attached to planning permission P25/00530/RVC - Variation of conditions 2, 10 and 20 attached to planning permission P22/05462/F to replace approved plan no. - PLE 01 Rev 09 Berkeley external layout plan with plan no. LCS059-PLE-01 Rev 12, and include the 'BESS scheme FRA and Drainage strategy addendum', and 'Ecological Impact Assessment and BNG dated Feb 2025' - Installation of a 49.9MW ground mounted solar farm including associated infrastructure, substation, transformer stations, internal access road, security fencing and CCTV cameras.
Awaiting decision Conditions 3 docs
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