Planning application · Solar · Wiltshire

North Park, Savernake - Solar Array

Awaiting Construction0.7 MWApplication PL/2025/03471Submitted 23 April 2025Granted 31 October 2025

In the evidence packnearest refused scheme •• kmShown in the pack

The application

Application number: PL/2025/03471
Planning authority: Wiltshire
Nation: England
Technology: Solar
Capacity: 0.7 MW
Status: Awaiting Construction (Planning Permission Granted)
Operator or applicant: Tottenham Estate
Location: North Park, Savernake, Marlborough, SN8 3BE

Timeline

23 April 2025 Planning application submitted
31 October 2025 Planning permission granted
31 October 2028 Planning permission expired Date as recorded in the register

Preview of the planning evidence pack for this site

The pack for this site lists 89 comparable solar incidents in the United Kingdom, nearest first. The nearest is EIR-2109, Solar installer falls through fragile farm roof at Kemble, suffering brain injuries, 42 km from this site.

Reference	Year	Incident	From the site	Severity
EIR-2109	2015	Solar installer falls through fragile farm roof at Kemble, suffering brain injuries	42 km	Major
EIR-0058	2025	Fire in two battery containers at Cirencester Hybrid Solar Farm, Gloucestershire	42 km	Significant
EIR-1273	2022	Solar panels believed to have started roof fire at house in Old Basing	43 km	Minor
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Summary for this site

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In the full pack

What the planning evidence pack adds for this application

The pack is made for North Park, Savernake - Solar Array from the register and the government planning database: every comparable incident, nearest first, with its sources; the schemes refused, withdrawn or taken to appeal within 40 km, your council first; and the fire service guidance each incident bears on. One fixed, dated file, as a PDF, a web page and a Word document.

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