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Carn Nicholas Farm Track From Brokesby Road Bonymaen Swansea SA1 7BL

Granted Swansea 2020/0173/FUL Full Plans

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

Proposal

Construction of solar farm to include the installation of solar panels to generate up to 9.99MW of electricity with substations, transformers, security cameras, fencing, grid connection and associated development

As published by the council, reference 2020/0173/FUL

Application record

Reference
2020/0173/FUL
Type
Full Plans
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Approve
Received
29 Jan 2020
Validated
31 Jan 2020
Decided
5 Jun 2020
Ward
Bonymaen - Area 1
Decision by
Committee Decision
Postcode
SA1 7BL

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 29 Jan 2020

    Received by Swansea

  2. 31 Jan 2020

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 5 Jun 2020

    Decision issued: Approve

  4. 27 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Cases linked to this one on the register

2 later applications on the register refer to this one:

  • 2023/0656/DOC Granted

    Carn Nicholas Farm Bonymaen Swansea SA1 7BL

    Discharge of Condition 3 (date of commissioning of the development) and Condition 6 (scheme of Historic Environment Mitigation) of planning permission 2020/0173/FUL granted 5th June 2020

    Decided 12 May 2023 Conditions
  • 2022/0541/FUL Granted

    Carn Nicholas Farm Bonymaen Swansea SA1 7BL

    Amendment to planning application 2020/0173/FUL to involve the relocation of the cable route and retention of the relocation of substation at Carn Nicholas solar farm

    Decided 20 Jan 2023 Full applications

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Corylus Planning & Environmental Ltd Agent, a planning consultancy registered in Cheltenham

Active · incorporated 2005 · Cheltenham

30 applications on PlanIndex · across 13 councils · 95% granted

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Documents

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

90 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Swansea granted permission on 5 June 2020, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within five years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About full applications

A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go, with siting, design, access and landscaping all fixed at this stage. More in our guide to planning application types.

Nearby applications

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  • Carn Nicholas Farm Bonymaen Swansea SA1 7BL

    2023/0656/DOC Submitted 17 Mar 2023 50 yards away

    Discharge of Condition 3 (date of commissioning of the development) and Condition 6 (scheme of Historic Environment Mitigation) of planning permission 2020/0173/FUL granted 5th June 2020

    Granted Conditions 8 docs

  • Land At Carn Nicholas Farm Bonymaen Swansea SA1 7BL

    2018/2390/PRE Submitted 7 Nov 2018 300 yards away

    Pre-application - Extension to existing solar farm

    Decided Other Extension 5 docs

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