The planning application for the proposed Solar Farm in Rode has been published.
Full details of the application are available on the Somerset Council website: https://publicaccess.mendip.gov.uk/online-applications/applicationDetails.do?activeTab=documents&keyVal=S3WYXFKPIAO00
‘Construction and operation of a solar photovoltatic farm with battery storage and associated infrastructure, including inverters, security cameras, fencing, access tracks and landscaping’
Or go to the “View and Comment on a Planning Application” section, select “Mendip”, then “Find an Application” – the application number is 2023/2183/FUL.
The deadline for responses is 15th December. If residents wish to make a comment on the application, it would be helpful to also copy these to the Parish Council* to enable the PC to better understand local views. [* clerk.rodeparishcouncil@gmail.com ] Ideally such copy submissions should be sent to the PC by 11th December, the date of the next Parish Council meeting.
Rode Parish Council recommendation:
Somerset Council decision: