Planning application
Land Off Highworth Road (East Of A361) Queenslaine Farm Highworth Swindon
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Development of a battery energy storage system with associated infrastructure, access, drainage features and landscaping.
As published by the council, reference S/25/0250
Application record
- Reference
- S/25/0250
- Type
- Full Planning Application
- Status
- Application Granted
- Decision
- Granted As published: Granted Permission
- Received
- 3 Mar 2025
- Validated
- 6 Mar 2025
- Decided
- 12 Sep 2025
- Ward
- Blunsdon And Highworth
- Parish
- Stanton Fitzwarren
- Decision by
- Committee Decision
Timeline
Dates from the published record
-
3 Mar 2025
Received by Swindon
-
6 Mar 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
-
12 Sep 2025
Decision issued: Granted Permission
-
16 Aug 2026
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Who's behind it
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Aitchison Raffety Ltd Agent, registered in London
Active · incorporated 1997 · London
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
71 documents on file for this application
- HIGHWORTH TOWN COUNCIL
- ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH OFFICER COMMENTS
- DRAINAGE COMMENTS
- ENVIRONMENTAL AGENCY
- ECOLOGIST COMMENTS
- AGENT RESPONSE TO DORSET & WILTSHIRE FIRE AND RESCUE SERVICE COMMENTS
- LANDSCAPE STRATEGY PLAN
- STANTON FITZWARREN PARISH COUNCIL
- THE SIDINGS, MILL LANE, STANTON FITZWARREN, SWINDON
- HIGHWAYS
- LANDSCAPE
- ARCHAEOLOGIST COMMENTS
- ARCHAEOLOGIST COMMENTS
- CONTAMINATED LAND OFFICER COMMENTS
- 40FT CLIENT CONTAINER - FOUNDATION GA AND DETAILS
- QUEENLAINES, SWINDON LANDSCAPE STRATEGY PLAN
- GED SUBSTATION ELEVATIONS
- GENERAL ARRANGEMENT DRAWING FOR 100KVA WILSON T2 ECOTRANS 33000/415V, 50HZ, DYN1
- SUPERMARINE RUGBY CLUB
- RESPONSE TO SUPERMARINE RUGBY AND FOOTBALL CLUB
- LOCATION PLAN
- PROPOSED SITE PLAN
- SUPERMARINE RUGBY FOOTBALL CLUB, SUPERMARINE RD, SWINDON
- ECOLOGY COMMENTS
- DORSET AND WILTSHIRE FIRE AND RESCUE
- AGENT REBUTTAL TO LANDSCAPE COMMENTS
- HIGHWAYS COMMENTS
- STANTON FITAWARREN PARISH
- LANDSCAPE COMMENTS
- CONTAMINATED LAND OFFICER COMMENTS
- ADVER LIST 21.03.25
- STATUTORY BIODIVERSITY METRIC
- NOTICE IN SWINDON ADVERTISER
- LAND CONTAMINATION ASSESSMENT
- LAND CONTAMINATION ASSESSMENT APPENDIX D
- BIODIVERSITY STATEMENT
- TREE SURVEY
- AGRICULTURAL LAND CLASSIFICATION REPORT
- FIRE STATEMENT
- TRANSPORT ASSESSMENT
- SITE LEVELS PLAN - EXISTING
- DETAILED SITE LOCATION PLAN
- LAYOUT PLAN - PROPOSED
- LAYOUT PLAN - PROPOSED
- GENERAL ACCESS TRACK DETAIL
- FENCE AND CCTV DETAIL
- STORAGE CONTAINER DETAILS
- BESS UNIT
- DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT
- SITE LOCATION PLAN
- COVERING LETTER
- STATEMENT OF COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT APPENDIX 1
- STATEMENT OF COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT APPENDIX 2
- STATEMENT OF COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT APPENDIX 3
- STATEMENT OF COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
- BIODIVERSITY SURVEY AND REPORT
- OUTLINE DRAINAGE STRATEGY
- DRAINAGE DOCUMENTATION
- FLOOD RISK ASSESSMENT
- LANDSCAPING AND VISUAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT
- LANDSCAPE AND VISUAL IMPACT APPENDIX 1
- VISUAL ASSESSMENT APPENDIX 2
- APPENDIX A
- APPENDIX B
- NOISE IMPACT ASSESSMENT
- APPLICATION FORM
- STATEMENT OF COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
- LANDSCAPING DETAILS
- GEO ENVIRONMENTAL DESK STUDY
- APPENDIX C
- PCS UNIT
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Swindon granted permission on 12 September 2025, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
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