Inspector in call for Lime Down solar farm views

THE government body that will decide whether a controversial four-mile-wide solar farm can be built north of the M4 in Wiltshire has opened the gates for members of the public to make their views known.

- PETER DAVISON

The Planning Inspectorate announced on Thursday that it was inviting individuals and organisations to register to comment on the planning application.

Those representations will be considered by the planning inspector when he or she makes a decision on behalf of the Government's Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, Ed Miliband, next year.

And the Inspectorate has extended the time during which representations will be accepted from the usual 30 days to 10 weeks.

This means members of the public have until Friday, January 9, to register and make representations.

Lime Down Solar Park Limited wants to build a 500 megawatt solar farm to the north of the M4 near Malmesbury.