Planning application
Norrington Gate Farm, Norrington Gate, Broughton Gifford, Melksham, SN12 8LW
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
The application seeks a Certificate of Lawfulness under Section 191 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 to confirm that planning permission PL/2022/03914 for the construction of a 150MW Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) at Norrington Gate Farm, B
As published by the council, reference PL/2026/05215
Application record
- Reference
- PL/2026/05215
- Type
- Lawful development: Existing use
- Status
- Under Consultation
- Received
- 18 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 18 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Melksham Without West & Rural ED
- Parish
- Broughton Gifford CP
- Postcode
- SN12 8LW
Comment by 8 October 2026
The council is taking comments on this application until then. Comments go to Wiltshire through their own planning portal.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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18 Aug 2026
Received by Wiltshire
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14 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 13 October 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Wiltshire took a median of 50 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
9 documents on file for this application
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Wiltshire for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Wiltshire decided lawful development applications in a median of 50 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About lawful development applications
A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.
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