Planning application
Land At Mount Pleasant Farm Mount Pleasant Farm Lane Horpit Swindon SN4 0AU
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Construction, operation, maintenance and decommissioning of a ground-mounted solar farm complete with landscaping, associated infrastructure and temporary access.
As published by the council, reference S/25/0666
Application record
- Reference
- S/25/0666
- Type
- Full Planning Application
- Status
- Application Pending Decision
- Received
- 28 May 2025
- Validated
- 4 Jun 2025
- Ward
- Ridgeway
- Parish
- Wanborough
- Postcode
- SN4 0AU
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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28 May 2025
Received by Swindon
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4 Jun 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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1 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 30 July 2025, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Swindon took a median of 49 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Pegasus Planning Group Ltd Agent, a planning consultancy registered in Cirencester
Active · incorporated 2010 · Cirencester
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See their track recordMount Pleasant Solar Farm Limited Applicant, registered in Bristol
Active · incorporated 2021 · Bristol
1 application on PlanIndex
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
137 documents on file for this application
- HIGHWAYS
- COUNTY ARCHAEOLOGY
- ADDITIONAL AND RE ALIGNED TRENCHING
- RESPONSE TO HIGHWAYS
- HIGHWAYS
- TRANSPORT STATEMENT & CONSTRUCTION TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT PLAN
- HIGHWAYS COMMENTS
- SECTION 278 HIGHWAY WORKS ROAD SAFETY AUDIT STAGE 1
- RSA DESIGNERS RESPONSE
- HIGHWAYS
- DRAINAGE COMMENTS
- WANBOROUGH PARISH COUNCIL COMMENTS
- 9 REDLANDS WAY, REDLANDS VILLAGE, SWINDON
- 9 REDLANDS WAY, REDLANDS VILLAGE, SWINDON
- HIGHWAYS COMMENTS
- 4, THE LYNCH FIELD, WANBOROUGH
- 4 THE LYNCH FIELD
- CONTAMINATED LAND OFFICER COMMENTS
- ECOLOGIST COMMENTS
- ARCHAEOLOGIST COMMENTS
- ECOLOGICAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT
- 65 REDLANDS WAY, REDLANDS VILLAGE, SWINDON
- LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT COMMENTS
- THE COTTAGE, HORPIT, WANBOROUGH, SWINDON
- APPLICANT RESPONSE TO HIGHWAYS
- ECOLOGIST COMMENTS
- PROPOSED SITE LAYOUT
- FLOOD RISK ASSESSMENT & SURFACE WATER DRAINAGE STRATEGY
- RESPONSE TO COMMENTS BY PLACEMAKING TEAM
- STATUTORY BIODIVERSITY METRIC CALCULATOR
- PLANNING POLICY RESPONSE LETTER
- RAMBLERS SWINDON & NORTH EAST WILTSHIRE GROUP54 GILBERT PLACE LOWRY WAY SWINDON
- HIGHWAYS
- REVISED CTMP
- DRAINAGE ENGINEER
- OBJECTION
- 3 SIREN CLOSE, COVINGHAM, SWINDON
- COUNTRYSIDE, HIGH STREET, WANBOROUGH, SWINDON
- 22 AYMER PLACE, SWINDON
- 59 SANDOWN AVENUE, LAKESIDE, SWINDON
- 7 UNDERDOWN CLOSE, WANBOROUGH, SWINDON
- 19 OVERBROOK, ELDENE, SWINDON
- 17 THE WYNCIES, BISHOPSTONE, SWINDON
- LABURNHAM, HIGH STREET, WANBOROUGH, SWINDON
- 27 THE WYNCIES, BISHOPSTONE, SWINDON
- 1 THE WYNCIES, BISHOPSTONE, SWINDON
- MOORLEAZE HOUSE, PACK HILL, WANBOROUGH, SWINDON
- 52 VASTERNE CLOSE, PURTON
- 52 VASTERNE CLOSE, PURTON
- 5 HIGH STREET, BISHOPSTONE, SWINDON
- 22 DERBY COURT, WALCOT, SWINDON
- FLAT 7 FLORENCE HOUSE, 17 CHURCH ROAD, WANBOROUGH, SWINDON
- ERMIN COURT, HIGH STREET, WANBOROUGH, SWINDON
- 4 MANOR ORCHARD, WANBOROUGH, SWINDON
- WANBOROUGH PARISH COUNCIL CALL IN REQUEST
- WANBOROUGH PARISH COUNCIL
- RIGHTS OF WAY OFFICER
- ISSUE WITH SUBMITTED DOCUMENT
- OBJECTION
- ERLESCOTE MANOR, HORPIT LANE WANBOROUGH
- GREAT MOORLEAZE FARM, WANBOROUGH
- THE COTTAGE, HORPIT, SWINDON
- BISHOPSTONE PARISH COUNCIL'S COMMENTS
- THE COOMBES, LITTLE HINTON LANE, HINTON PARVA, SWINDON
- 1 MOUNT PLEASANT COTTAGES, HORPIT, WANBOROUGH
- 13 REDLANDS WAY, REDLANDS VILLAGE, SWINDON
- MARSH COTTAGE, THE MARSH, WANBOROUGH
- 7 BADGERS CLOSE, WANBOROUGH, SWINDON
- 4 THE LYNCH FIELD, WANBOROUGH, SWINDON
- 20 HORSE CHESTNUT CRESCENT, REDLANDS VILLAGE, WANBOROUGH
- 20 HAM ROAD, WANBOROUGH, SWINDON
- HIGHWAYS COMMENTS
- 20 HORSE CHESTNUT CRESCENT, REDLANDS GROVE, WANBOROUGH
- 62 CHURCH ROAD, WANBOROUGH, SWINDON
- 19 HORSE CHESTNUT CRESCENT, SWINDON
- 19 HORSE CHESTNUT CRESCENT, SWINDON
- 4 THE MALTINGS, WANBOROUGH, SWINDON
- MYRTLE VILLA 56 CHURCH ROAD WANBOROUGH SWINDON
- 25 REDLANDS WAY REDLANDS VILLAGE WANBOROUGH
- 30 HORSE CHESTNUT CRESCENT SWINDON
- 3 REDLANDS WAY REDLANDS VILLAGE WANBOROUGH
- 27 REDLANDS WAY REDLANDS VILLAGE WANBOROUGH
- 65 REDLANDS WAY REDLANDS VILLAGE WANBOROUGH
- 14 DOCKHAM, SWINDON
- 16 HAM ROAD WANBOROUGH
- 54 GILBERT PLACE LOWRY WAY SWINDON
- VIEW FROM FOOTPATH 32/1, LOOKING SOUTH
- CALL IN
- ENV HEALTH - NO OBJECTION SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS
- ARCHAEOLOGIST COMMENTS
- COMMENT
- CONTAMINATED LAND OFFICER COMMENTS
- COMMENT
- ADVER LIST 20.06.25
- BNG METRIC
- SITE LOCATION PLAN
- SITE LOCATION PLAN
- NOISE IMPACT ASSESSMENT
- COVERING LETTER
- SCREENED ZONE OF THEORETICAL VISIBILITY AND VIEWPOINT LOCATIONS PLAN
- CONTEXT BASELINE VIEWPOINT 2B
- CONTEXT BASELINE VIEWPOINT 3B
- CONTEXT BASELINE VIEWPOINT 4B
- CONTEXT BASELINE VIEWPOINT 6
- CONTEXT BASELINE VIEWPOINT 9
- LANDSCAPE AND VISUAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT
- FIGURE 2: LANDSCAPE STRATEGY PLAN
- INDICATIVE SITE SUBSTATION COMPOUND ELEVATIONS
- INDICATIVE SITE SUBSTATION BUILDING ELEVATIONS
- INDICATIVE INVERTER SUBSTATION - INVERTER UNIT ELEVATIONS
- INDICATIVE INVERTER SUBSTATION - TRANSFORMER ELEVATIONS
- INDICATIVE INVERTER SUBSTATION - SWITCH GEAR KIOSK ELEVATIONS
- INDICATIVE CCTV POLE ELEVATIONS
- INDICATIVE CCTV POLE ELEVATIONS
- INDICATIVE ACCESS TRACK SECTION
- SITE LAYOUT PLAN
- INDICATIVE PV PANEL ELEVATIONS
- LIDAR SCREENED ZONE OF THEORETICAL VISIBILITY
- CONTEXT BASELINE VIEWPOINT 1A
- SITE LOCATION AND CONTEXT PLAN
- LANDSCAPE MASTERPLAN
- TOPO AND VISUAL RECEPTORS PLAN
- DETAILED PLANS
- INDICATIVE MASTERPLAN
- PLANNING, DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT FOR INSTALLATION
- SITE SELECTIONS
- AGRICULTURAL LAND CLASSIFICATION (ALC) REPORT
- FLOOD RISK SEQUENTIAL TEST AND EXCEPTION TEST
- GRADIOMETER SURVEY REPORT
- STATEMENT OF COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
- ARBORICULTURAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT
- PROPOSED ACCESS ARRANGEMENT
- CONSTRUCTION TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT PLAN
- HERITAGE DESK-BASED ASSESSMENT
- FLOOD RISK ASSESSMENT & SURFACE WATER DRAINAGE STRATEGY
- ECONOMIC BENEFITS STATEMENT
- ECONOMIC BENEFITS CHART
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