The UK government has approved planning permission for the 23 MW Swallett Energy Park proposed by Exagen Development Limited in Wiltshire. The approval overturns Wiltshire Council’s March 2025 refusal, which was based on concerns over landscape and heritage impacts raised through local objections. The plant will be developed between Dauntsey and Christian Malford and will cover an area of 114 hectares. Exagen submitted an appeal in September, resulting in a December hearing and a site visit by a government inspector. In his decision, inspector Ben Plenty stated that the solar arrays would be integrated within the existing field pattern, with hedgerows and tree groups retained and enhanced. Although nearby historic properties would have views of the site, the inspector concluded that the development would not result in significant harm to the surrounding landscape. The solar park is expected to generate electricity sufficient to supply more than 9,400 homes.