National Trust, High Street, Stourton, Warminster, BA12 6QD
Proposal
Proposed construction and operation of a ground mounted solar PV array together with all associated works, ancillary infrastructure and equipment, landscaping, biodiversity improvements and access
- Submitted
- 10 June 2026
- Decision due
- 9 September 2026
- Council
- Wiltshire Council
- Ward
- Mere ED
- ReceivedSubmitted10 Jun
- ValidatedValidated10 Jun
- Consult.Consultation9 Jul
- TargetTarget Date9 Sep
- DecidedDecided
About this application
This is a full planning application for a solar installation at National Trust, High Street, Stourton, Warminster, BA12 6QD. Wiltshire has handled 9,967 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 10 June 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the Stourton conservation area, with 15 listed buildings nearby. There have been 4 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 67 applications across Mere ED. We hold 1,459 applications in total for the BA12 postcode area.
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
- Postcode
- BA12 6QD
- Application type
- Full planning permission
- Scale / size
- Medium
- Parish
- Stourton with Gasper CP
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 10 June 2026
- Consultation expiry
- 9 July 2026
- Consultation end
- 9 July 2026
Planning decision
- Case officer
- Kate Clements
- Statutory period
- 91 days
Additional information
- Documents
- 39
Site constraints
Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.
- Conservation area: Stourton
- National Landscape (AONB): Cranborne Chase & West Wiltshire Downs
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Possibly incomplete for this council: tree preservation orders.
Also checked, none recorded (19)
flood storage areas, Article 4 directions, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.
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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.
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Planning history at this site
6 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202628 Sep
Proposed works to strip out of 5 existing fossil-fuel and failing heating systems at operational buildings…
PendingFull planning permissionPL/2026/06178 - 202628 Sep
Proposed works to strip out of 5 existing fossil-fuel and failing heating systems at operational buildings…
PendingListed building consentPL/2026/06439 - 20261 May
Fir Walk Avenue mixture of Broadleaf and Coniferous planting proposed works is to reclaim historic view…
ApprovedTreesPL/2026/02832 - 20266 Mar
Improvements and repair to garden lake along crest of the embanked western arm of the lake and remediation of…
ApprovedFull planning permissionPL/2026/01538 - 202630 Jan
Estate Office - internal repairs to office wall and floor
ApprovedListed building consentPL/2026/00658 - 20267 Jan
T1 Prunus Avium - Remove lower limb. T2 Liriodendron Tulipifera - Remove. T3 Ilex Aquifolium - Remove. T4…
ApprovedTreesPL/2026/00110
Source: Wiltshire
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For applicants and trades
Before the decision
You may need a heritage statement. Heritage & archaeology consultants near this site
A listed building is on or next to this site.
- 6.0 miGillinghamRTPI
- 8.6 miShaftesburyRTPI
- 19.2 miBathRICS Regulated
Nearest first, within 25 miles of the site. Every firm is listed free.
Contractors near this project
Find contractors for landscaping & driveways near this site- S J Allen ElectricalElectrician1.2 mi
- JSR Electrical LtdElectricianSolar Panel Installer2.0 mi
- Martin Rose Electrical ContractorElectrician2.0 mi
- Pitman Windows LtdWindow & Door Installer2.1 mi
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