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Erection of ground mounted solar panels.

Land At Chilbolton Observatory Drove Road Chilbolton Stockbridge Hampshire SO20 6BJ

DecidedReference: 25/03017/FULLNTest Valley Borough Council

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Application summary

Status
Decided
Application type
FULL APPLICATION - NORTH
Received
18 Dec 2025
Validated
8 Jan 2026
Determination deadline
5 Mar 2026
Local authority
Test Valley Borough Council

Application overview

Erection of ground mounted solar panels.

Proposal details

Reference
25/03017/FULLN
Alternative references
PP-14568668
Ward
HAREWOOD
Parish
CHILBOLTON
Agent
Carter Jonas LLP

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Application location

Land At Chilbolton Observatory Drove Road Chilbolton Stockbridge Hampshire SO20 6BJ

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Documents 29 of 29

DocumentPublishedAction
BNG 1 - WITHDRAWNDecision Notice · PDF4 Aug 2026View
BNG 1 - ECOLOGY (TVBC)Consultation Responses · PDF13 May 2026View
ADDITIONAL - BNG 1 - HABITAT MANAGEMENT AND MONITORING PLANSupporting Information · PDF27 Apr 2026View
BNG 1 - ECOLOGY (TVBC)Consultation Responses · PDF25 Mar 2026View
BNG 1 - ECOLOGY (TVBC)Consultation Responses · PDF18 Mar 2026View
BNG1 - APPLICATION FORMSupporting Information · PDF26 Feb 2026View
BNG1 - BIODIVERSITY GAIN PLANSupporting Information · PDF26 Feb 2026View
BNG1 - PRELIMINARY ECOLOGICAL APPRAISAL AND BIODIVERSITY NET GAIN ASSESSMENTSupporting Information · PDF26 Feb 2026View
BNG1Supporting Information26 Feb 2026View
BNG1 - COVERING LETTERSupporting Information · PDF26 Feb 2026View
BNG1 - BNG METRICSupporting Information26 Feb 2026View
BNG1 - CONDITION ASSESSMENTSupporting Information26 Feb 2026View
DELEGATEDOfficer Report · PDF25 Feb 2026View
PERMISSIONDecision Notice · PDF25 Feb 2026View
LANDSCAPE (TVBC)Consultation Responses · PDF29 Jan 2026View
ECOLOGY (TVBC)Consultation Responses · PDF27 Jan 2026View
CHILBOLTON PARISH COUNCILConsultation Responses · PDF23 Jan 2026View
APPLICATION FORMSupporting Information · PDF8 Jan 2026View
SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC GLINT AND GLARE STUDYSupporting Information · PDF8 Jan 2026View
SITE LOCATION PLANDrawing · PDF8 Jan 2026View
EXISTING SITE PLANDrawing · PDF8 Jan 2026View
PROPOSED SITE PLANDrawing · PDF8 Jan 2026View
PROPOSED ELEVATIONSDrawing · PDF8 Jan 2026View
PRELIMINARY ECOLOGICAL APPRAISAL AND BIODIVERSITY NET GAIN ASSESSMENTSupporting Information · PDF8 Jan 2026View
PROPOSED PLANS & ELEVATIONSDrawing · PDF8 Jan 2026View
DATA SHEETSupporting Information · PDF8 Jan 2026View
BNG METRICSupporting Information8 Jan 2026View
BIODIVERSITY CHECKLISTSupporting Information · PDF8 Jan 2026View
COVERING LETTER/PLANNING STATEMENTSupporting Information · PDF8 Jan 2026View

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Decision & conditions

PERMISSION subject to conditions & notes
BNG 1 - WITHDRAWN PERMISSION
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