Solar panel expansion at MOD Lyneham approved by council

Summarised from 3 outlets · Updated 4 Nov, 06:18 · Archive

Wiltshire Council has approved detailed requirements for 3,582 additional solar panels at MOD Lyneham.

Plans for 3,582 solar panels at MOD Lyneham have taken another step forward after Wiltshire Council signed off part of the detailed requirements attached to the scheme. The panels will add to the vast solar development already operating at the former RAF base.

The latest application relates to the expansion of an existing solar development. The original plans, revealed last year, would see the panels installed as part of a 3.6-hectare development, with the solar array itself covering 2.5 hectares. The panels are intended to provide power for a new technical training school and accommodation being built at the military base.

The MOD said the 3,582 panels would be mounted on frames reaching up to 2.6 metres above ground. The site would come within 50 metres of Bradenstoke. Wiltshire Council issued a 'partial discharge of conditions' decision on 28 October, following a request from the Secretary of State for Defence seeking approval of details required under three conditions.

These conditions cover drainage, farmland birds and habitat management. Documents submitted as part of the latest process reveal how the ground around the panels would be managed to control surface water and erosion.

Solar panel expansion at MOD Lyneham approved by council — Image: Gazette & Herald

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Major development plans at Wiltshire MOD base move forwardPlans for a Wiltshire MOD base have moved another step forward.Gazette & Herald · 4 Nov, 05:00
Major development plans at Wiltshire MOD base move forwardPlans for a Wiltshire MOD base have moved another step forward.Wiltshire Times · 4 Nov, 05:00
Major development plans at Wiltshire MOD base move forwardPlans for a Wiltshire MOD base have moved another step forward.Swindon Advertiser · 4 Nov, 05:00

In this story: MOD Lyneham · Wiltshire Council · Secretary of State for Defence · Bradenstoke

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