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Norrington Gate Farm, Norrington Gate, Broughton Gifford, Melksham, SN12 8LW

Awaiting decision Wiltshire PL/2026/05215 Lawful development: Existing use

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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

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 18 Aug 2026

    Received by Wiltshire

  2. 14 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. 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

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What 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 52 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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