Planning application · Solar · Powys

Rallt Carno - Solar Arrays

Awaiting Construction0.2 MWApplication 23/0078/FULSubmitted 24 February 2023Granted 24 April 2023

In the evidence packnearest refused scheme •• kmShown in the pack

The application

Application number: 23/0078/FUL
Planning authority: Powys
Nation: Wales
Technology: Solar
Capacity: 0.2 MW
Status: Awaiting Construction (Planning Permission Granted)
Operator or applicant: Brynam Holdings Limited
Location: Rallt Carno, Caersws, SY17 5JX

Timeline

24 February 2023 Planning application submitted
24 April 2023 Planning permission granted
24 April 2028 Planning permission expired Date as recorded in the register

Preview of the planning evidence pack for this site

The pack for this site lists 89 comparable solar incidents in the United Kingdom, nearest first. The nearest is EIR-1551, Fire involving solar panels on a garage roof in Shropshire, 63 km from this site.

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EIR-1551	2019	Fire involving solar panels on a garage roof in Shropshire	63 km	Minor
EIR-1547	2025	Small fire within a solar panel at a house in Shropshire	64 km	Minor
EIR-1550	2021	Small fire involving solar panels at a property in Clun	64 km	Minor
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The first 3 rows as the pack shows them. The other 86 are in the pack, each with its distance, sources and the fire service guidance it bears on.

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Summary for this site

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In the full pack

What the planning evidence pack adds for this application

The pack is made for Rallt Carno - Solar Arrays from the register and the government planning database: every comparable incident, nearest first, with its sources; the schemes refused, withdrawn or taken to appeal within 40 km, your council first; and the fire service guidance each incident bears on. One fixed, dated file, as a PDF, a web page and a Word document.

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