Land South of Salisbury Road, nr Homington, Coombe Bissett, Salisbury

PL/2023/10394Full planning permissionRefused

Full

Refused on 15 August 2024

Council decision: Refuse

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Construction and operation of a solar photovoltaic farm and associated infrastructure

Submitted: 29 November 2023
Council: Wiltshire Council
Ward: Downton & Ebble Valley ED

ReceivedSubmitted29 Nov
ValidatedValidated29 Nov
Consult.Consultation4 Apr
TargetTarget Date15 Aug
DecidedDecided15 Aug

Decided in 260 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a solar installation at Land South of Salisbury Road, nr Homington, Coombe Bissett, Salisbury. Wiltshire has handled 9,967 applications of this type. This one was decided in 260 days, 30 weeks longer than Wiltshire's typical decision time. The site is in the Salisbury conservation area, with 20 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 63 applications across Downton & Ebble Valley ED.

93% of full applications at Wiltshire Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 7 weeks (median).

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Application details

Application type: Full planning permission
Scale / size: Medium
Parish: Britford CP;Coombe Bissett CP

Planning application dates

Date validated: 29 November 2023
Consultation expiry: 4 April 2024
Consultation end: 4 April 2024
Target decision date: 15 August 2024
Committee meeting: 14 August 2024

Planning decision

Statutory period: 260 days

Appeal history

3360237

Allowed

Type: Planning AppealProcedure: Written RepresentationsDecision: 30 July 2025Dev Type: Other Major DevelopmentsReason: Refusal

Additional information

Documents: 95

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

Conservation area: Salisbury
Nutrient neutrality catchment: River Avon SACApplies to new homes and overnight accommodation
Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Possibly incomplete for this council: tree preservation orders.

Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

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Source: Wiltshire

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