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Allowed20 April 20263376878

Land South of Potterne Park Farm, Nr Potterne, Devizes , Wiltshire , SN105QT

Planning appeal 3376878 at Land South of Potterne Park Farm, Nr Potterne, Devizes , Wiltshire , SN105QT (Wiltshire Council) was allowed on 20 April 2026 by Inspector Parker C, by written representations.

Installation of a solar farm comprising ground mounted solar PV panels with a generating capacity of up to 49.9 MW, including mounting system, permanent on site grid connection hub, inverters, underground cabling, stock proof fence, CCTV, internal tracks and associated infrastructure, landscaping, biodiversity net gain and environmental enhancements for a temporary period of 50 years.

Authority
Wiltshire Council
Appeal type
major · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
utilities-energy · Major general industry/storage/warehousing
Inspector
Parker C
Postcode
SN10 5QT

What decided it

The Council did not act unreasonably in either refusing the application or in its conduct during the appeal process, as it conceded the first reason early and the Committee had comprehensive information to justify the second reason.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Potterne Neighbourhood Plan
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 213Paragraph 215

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