Planning application
Lower Bridmore Farm, Berwick St John, Shaftesbury, SP7 0HG
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Proposed 105 x Solar Photovoltaic panels to be installed to roof of existing agricultural barn
As published by the council, reference PL/2026/00223
Application record
- Reference
- PL/2026/00223
- Type
- Prior approval Part 14 Class J: Installation or alteration etc of solar equipment on non-domestic premises
- Status
- Closed
- Decision
- Prior Approval Not Required
- Received
- 13 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 13 Jan 2026
- Decided
- 5 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Fovant & Chalke Valley ED
- Parish
- Berwick St. John CP
- Postcode
- SP7 0HG
Site history
Applications at this address on the Wiltshire register
This site has had 9 applications since 2025: 7 approved, 0 refused.
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PL/2026/05057 Awaiting decision
Lower Bridmore Farm, Berwick St John, Shaftesbury, SP7 0HG
Removal of condition 4 (internal timber boarding) of application PL/2026/02400.
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PL/2026/05632 Awaiting decision
Lower Bridmore Farm, Berwick St John, Shaftesbury, SP7 0HG
Change of roof fabric from consented plain tiles to rust red corrugated metal roofing to match existing and a change from Oak to Douglas Fir for the naturally silvered joinery (accompanying PL/2026/05057).
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PL/2026/04497 Granted
Lower Bridmore Farm, Berwick St John, Shaftesbury, SP7 0HG
Discharge of conditions 3 (Details of rust red corrugated metal) and 9 (Bird and bird box details) relating to PL/2026/02400.
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PL/2026/02400 Granted
Lower Bridmore Farm, Berwick St John, Shaftesbury, SP7 0HG
Variation of condition 3 (Change of materials for roof/silvered joinery) in relation to PL/2025/07483
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PL/2026/02823 Granted
Lower Bridmore Farm, Berwick St John, Shaftesbury, SP7 0HG
Change of roof fabric from consented plain tiles to rust red corrugated metal roofing to match existing and a change from Oak to Douglas Fir for the naturally silvered joinery.
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PL/2025/07483 Granted
Lower Bridmore Farm, Berwick St John, Shaftesbury, SP7 0HG
Change of use of existing farm barn from Agricultural Store to Farm Office, Farm Store and Farm Welfare Facilities. To include repairs to barn; change of roof material; and new air source heat pump
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PL/2025/07743 Granted
Lower Bridmore Farm, Berwick St John, Shaftesbury, SP7 0HG
Change of use of existing farm barn from Agricultural Store to Farm Office, Farm Store and Farm Welfare Facilities. To include repairs to barn; change of roof material; and new air source heat pump
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PL/2025/07556 Granted
Lower Bridmore Farm, Berwick St John, Shaftesbury, SP7 0HG
Discharge of Conditions 5 - material finishes, Condition 6 - joinery details, Condition 8 - details and stone / pointing sample pane of planning application PL/2025/03809 (Repairs to barn and change of roof material)
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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13 Jan 2026
Received by Wiltshire
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5 Mar 2026
Decision issued: Prior Approval Not Required
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26 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
8 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Wiltshire granted permission on 5 March 2026, 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.
About prior approval applications
Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.
Nearby applications
Within 500 metres
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Lower Bridmore Farm, Berwick St John, Shaftesbury, SP7 0HG
Change of use of existing farm barn from Agricultural Store to Farm Office, Farm Store and Farm Welfare Facilities. To include repairs to barn; change of roof material; and new air source heat pump
Granted Full applications 21 docs -
Lower Bridmore Farm, Berwick St John, Shaftesbury, SP7 0HG
Change of use of existing farm barn from Agricultural Store to Farm Office, Farm Store and Farm Welfare Facilities. To include repairs to barn; change of roof material; and new air source heat pump
Granted Heritage and listed buildings 21 docs -
Lower Bridmore Farm, Berwick St John, Shaftesbury, SP7 0HG
Discharge of Conditions 5 - material finishes, Condition 6 - joinery details, Condition 8 - details and stone / pointing sample pane of planning application PL/2025/03809 (Repairs to barn and change of roof material)
Granted Conditions -
Lower Bridmore Farm, Berwick St John, Shaftesbury, SP7 0HG
94% historically approved · decision due ~30 Oct
Removal of condition 4 (internal timber boarding) of application PL/2026/02400.
Awaiting decision Amendments 7 docs -
Lower Bridmore Farm, Berwick St John, Shaftesbury, SP7 0HG
96% historically approved · decision due ~30 Oct
Change of roof fabric from consented plain tiles to rust red corrugated metal roofing to match existing and a change from Oak to Douglas Fir for the naturally silvered joinery (accompanying PL/2026/05057).
Awaiting decision Heritage and listed buildings 7 docs -
Lower Bridmore Farm, Berwick St John, Shaftesbury, SP7 0HG
Variation of condition 3 (Change of materials for roof/silvered joinery) in relation to PL/2025/07483
Granted Amendments 11 docs
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PL/2026/04632 Refused
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PL/2026/05294 Withdrawn
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