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Mount Pleasant Solar Panel Array Proposal![]()
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Please be aware that this proposed 150 acre solar array would be partially in our parish, too, and very visible from it. A solar 'farm' of this magnitude would not appear as farm land when viewed from the AONB or from homes with northerly views in Hinton Parva and Bishopstone.![]()
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If you are considering commenting on the proposals, please take a look at Cllr Gary Sumner's recent post, shared below. It notes that the proposal would cover a large part of the ‘Area of Non-Coalescence’, which is designated in the current Local Plan to protect the villages of Wanborough, Hinton Parva and Bishopstone from being ‘joined’ to the urban area.![]()
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This is an important designation which helped to protect our parishes from the Inlands Farm so-called 'Science Park’ application. If permission were to be granted for this new proposal, areas of our countryside which are currently protected from development would no longer be protected.
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Many of you will have received a letter from Belltown Power regarding their outline proposal for an enormous “solar farm” to the east of the "New Eastern Villages". The developer is holding a public meeting in Wanborough on Thursday 20th March from 3pm to 7pm at Hoopers Field pavilion.![]()
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Councillors have been invited to a meeting an hour before "the public", so at this stage we know no more than has been published. We note, however, that the publicity materials do not mention that this proposed development is located in the setting of the AONB and protected by SBC's non-coalescence policy. ![]()
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This is a "pre-planning consultation", so the developers will be looking to collect positive feedback from the community to support their intended future planning application.![]()
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Further information can be found at www.mountpleasantsolarfarm.co.uk![]()
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An approximation of the extent of the proposal can be seen in the image below.
Road closure notice received from SBC - please note although it says Body Horse Hill, the planned closure is between White Hill and Hatchett Hill, on what is known locally as Little Hinton Lane.![]()
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PUBLIC NOTICE![]()
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SWINDON BOROUGH COUNCIL![]()
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SECTION 14 - THE ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984![]()
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NOTICE OF TEMPORARY ROAD CLOSURE – ![]()
BODY HORSE HILL, HINTON PARVA, SWINDON![]()
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This Order is being introduced for UTILITY works and will impose a prohibition of driving on Body Horse Hill between White Hill and Hatchet Hill.![]()
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Traffic to be diverted via Hatchett Hill, Callas Hill, Wanborough Road, Body Horse Hill/City Corner and vice versa.![]()
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The Order comes into force on the 8 April 2025 for 6 months but works are expected to be in place between 8 to 11 April 2025.![]()
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7 March 2025![]()
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For further information please contact NetworkCoordination@swindon.gov.uk quoting reference STR001025.![]()
For more details of road works and road closure around the Borough please visit one.network
REMINDER!![]()
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Village Spring Clean![]()
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Sunday 2nd March 10am![]()
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Meet at![]()
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Bishopstone and Hinton Parva Village Halls![]()
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Picking sticks, hi via and bags provided