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Search the Public Notice PortalPlans are being developed for a vast new solar farm covering an area of Wiltshire farmland the size of 70 football pitches.
Renewable energy developer Greenvolt is preparing to submit a planning application for 50 hectares of land at Oxstall Farm and Trowle Farm on the western edge of Trowbridge.
The proposed scheme would see ground-mounted solar panels, electrical infrastructure, access tracks, security fencing and a substation installed across a large area of countryside between Trowbridge and Wingfield.
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But even before a formal planning application has been lodged, Wiltshire Council's archaeology team has identified a potential hurdle for the project.
In a pre-application response relating to the site, council archaeologists said evidence exists for later prehistoric and medieval field systems and settlement in the immediate area.
While no designated heritage assets have been identified within or close to the development site, officers have said extensive archaeological investigations will be required before any future planning application can be determined.
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The council says the developer will need to submit a Heritage Statement alongside the results of a geophysical survey and a trial trench evaluation to establish whether any significant remains are present beneath the proposed solar farm.
The project is being promoted by Trowbridge Energy Limited, a Greenvolt-owned company.
Information circulated to residents describes plans for a solar photovoltaic farm and associated infrastructure on land at Oxstall Farm and Trowle Farm, near Wingfield.
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Residents were invited to attend a public consultation event at Southwick Village Hall in August, where members of the project team outlined the proposals and invited feedback ahead of the submission of a planning application.
Wingfield Parish Council has also been discussing the proposal and encouraged residents to give their views on the scheme.
The developer says it expects to submit its application in November.
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