Ernie Clark. Hilperton Division, Wiltshire Council.

Another 25 acres to get covered in panels.

Chippenham-based Good Energy has submitted a planning application to Wiltshire Council for a 4.9MW solar farm between Marston and Worton.

Covering about 25 acres, it would generate enough electricity to supply around 1,100 homes.

A public consultation was held in May 2013 at Marston and Worton Village Hall where local communities were invited to view and comment on plans, which include a community fund of £4,900 per annum (rising with inflation) for the 30-year lifetime of the solar farm.

The company has also commissioned an independent ecological plan to create new wildlife habitats including planting wildflower meadows and new hedgerows, setting up beetle banks and installing bat and bird boxes, in and around the solar farm.

Full details of the planning application can be found on the Wiltshire Council website using the planning application number 14/02273/FUL.