MoD Lyneham, Calne Road, Lyneham, Chippenham, SN15 4XX
Approved on 25 June 2025
Council decision: EIA Not required
Proposal
EIA Screening Opinion for installation of ground mounted solar PV array with associated works
- Submitted
- 25 April 2025
- Council
- Wiltshire Council
- Ward
- Lyneham ED
- ReceivedSubmitted25 Apr
- ValidatedValidated25 Apr
- Consult.Consultation23 May
- TargetTarget Date16 May
- DecidedDecided25 Jun
Decided in 61 days (council typically 49)
About this application
This is an outline application for a solar installation at MoD Lyneham, Calne Road, Lyneham, Chippenham, SN15 4XX. Wiltshire has handled 971 applications of this type. This one was decided in 61 days, 12 days longer than Wiltshire's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 34 applications across Lyneham ED. We hold 909 applications in total for the SN15 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
- SN15 4XX
- Application type
- Screening Opinion - TCPA EIA 2006
- Scale / size
- Medium
- Parish
- Lyneham and Bradenstoke CP
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 25 April 2025
- Consultation expiry
- 23 May 2025
- Consultation end
- 23 May 2025
- Target decision date
- 16 May 2025
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 21 days
Additional information
- Documents
- 3
Site constraints
Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Possibly incomplete for this council: tree preservation orders.
Also checked, none recorded (23)
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Planning history at this site
4 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202618 Mar
Moving the location of a garage previously approved under application reference PL/2022/04372
ApprovedOutlinePL/2026/01844 - 20267 Jan
Demolition of two brick chimney stacks and replacement with two number new stainless steel twin lined flues…
ApprovedFull planning permissionPL/2025/09871 - 202523 Dec
Discharge of condition 5 travel plan of planning application PL/2023/09912
Partial Discharge of Condition(s)Discharge of conditionsPL/2025/09991 - 202316 Aug
Construction of non-residential building to house a machine workshop and related facilities
ApprovedOutlinePL/2023/07019
Source: Wiltshire
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