Understanding planning · 13 min read
Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
Application overview
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, Broughton Gifford, Melksham, SN12 8LW, was lawfully commenced before the expiry of the planning permission.
Proposal details
- Reference
- PL/2026/05215
- Ward
- Melksham Without West & Rural ED
- Parish
- Broughton Gifford CP
Sign in to view all collected council fields and recorded changes.
Sign in to view collected detailsApplication location
Norrington Gate Farm, Norrington Gate, Broughton Gifford, Melksham, SN12 8LW
This record has no verified map location.
Documents 9 of 9
| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Application FormApplication Form · PDF | 18 Aug 2026 | View |
| planning statementStatements · PDF | 18 Aug 2026 | View |
| appendix 3 - site photographic recordPhoto · PDF | 18 Aug 2026 | View |
| appendix 4 - engagement letter dated 9 december 2025Additional · PDF | 18 Aug 2026 | View |
| appendix 2 - setting out points rev2Plan · PDF | 18 Aug 2026 | View |
| Neighbour MapConsultation List | 10 Sept 2026 | View |
| appendix 1 - gridtec commencement of works statementStatements · PDF | 18 Aug 2026 | View |
| appendix 6 - decision notice pl_2022_03915 - norrington gateAdditional · PDF | 18 Aug 2026 | View |
| Site Location PlanPlan · PDF | 18 Aug 2026 | View |
Documents open on the council website. Browse council documents if a link has changed.
Decision & conditions
appendix 6 - decision notice pl_2022_03915 - norrington gatePlanning conditions
We haven’t collected any decision conditions for this application.
Related records
No related records were published in this section.
