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Salisbury District Hospital, Odstock Road, Salisbury, SP2 8BJ

PL/2025/02615Prior approval Part 14 Class J: Installation or alteration etc of solar equipment on non-domestic premisesApproved
Outline / PiP

Approved on 6 May 2025

Council decision: Prior Approval Not Required

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

Proposal

The proposed development is to install 189.90kW of solar PV across multiple flat roofs within Salisbury District Hospital. The panels will be weighed down by ballasts to secure the PV panels and resist high winds.

Submitted
13 March 2025
Ward
Downton & Ebble Valley ED
  1. Received13 Mar
  2. Validated13 Mar
  3. Consult.21 Apr
  4. Target8 May
  5. Decided6 May

Decided in 54 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is an outline application for a solar installation at SALISBURY DISTRICT HOSPITAL, ODSTOCK ROAD, SALISBURY, SP2 8BJ. Wiltshire has handled 971 applications of this type. This one was decided in 54 days, 5 days longer than Wiltshire's typical decision time. There have been 43 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 63 applications across Downton & Ebble Valley ED. We hold 295 applications in total for the SP2 postcode area.

80% of outline 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

Postcode
SP2 8BJ
Application type
Prior approval Part 14 Class J: Installation or alteration etc of solar equipment on non-domestic premises
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Britford CP

Planning application dates

Date validated
13 March 2025
Consultation expiry
21 April 2025
Consultation end
21 April 2025
Target decision date
8 May 2025

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Documents
12

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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

  • Nutrient neutrality catchment: River Avon SACApplies to new homes and overnight accommodation
  • Brownfield land register: Odstock Hospital, SalisburyRegister site at or near this address
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Possibly incomplete for this council: tree preservation orders.

Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage areas, conservation 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 and heritage coasts.

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

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

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Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Planning history at this site

20 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2026
    11 Sep

    Demolition of four buildings (15, 16, 17 and 22) at Salisbury District Hospital and creation of replacement…

    PendingFull planning permissionPL/2026/05256
  2. 2026
    6 Aug

    Development of a Diagnostic and Surgical Hub (DASH) together with means of access and new landscaping.

    ApprovedFull planning permissionPL/2026/04559
  3. 2026
    28 Jul

    Proposed installation of solar panels on the roofs of 9 buildings

    ApprovedOutlinePL/2026/04110
  4. 2025
    22 Sep

    The proposed development is to install 268.28kWp of solar PV across multiple flat roofs within Salisbury…

    ApprovedOutlinePL/2025/07284
  5. 2024
    6 Sep

    The proposed Elizabeth Building sign is to be fixed to the northern elevation of the new 24-bed ward. This…

    ApprovedAdvertisement consentPL/2024/08235
  6. 2023
    5 Dec

    Non-Material Amendment to planning application PL/2022/08225

    ApprovedNon-material amendmentPL/2023/10637

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