Planning application
Tesco Extra, County Way, Trowbridge, BA14 7AQ
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Installation of a roof‑mounted solar photovoltaic (PV) system comprising up to 308 panels (500Wp each), providing a total installed capacity of approximately 154 kWp.
As published by the council, reference PL/2026/00636
Application record
- Reference
- PL/2026/00636
- Type
- Prior approval Part 14 Class J: Installation or alteration etc of solar equipment on non-domestic premises
- Status
- Closed
- Decision
- Prior Approval Not Required
- Received
- 30 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 30 Jan 2026
- Decided
- 12 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Trowbridge Central ED
- Parish
- Trowbridge CP
- Postcode
- BA14 7AQ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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30 Jan 2026
Received by Wiltshire
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12 Mar 2026
Decision issued: Prior Approval Not Required
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12 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
11 documents on file for this application
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The process from here
Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.
Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.
About prior approval applications
How this application type works
Prior approval applications arise where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, such as larger home extensions, changes of use to housing or agricultural buildings. The council may only consider the specific matters set out in the rules, for example transport, flooding or appearance, and in many classes the work may proceed if the council does not respond within the deadline, commonly 56 days.
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