The battle gears up to stop the Chippenham urban sprawl

 
“More than 150 protesters rallied against plans to build the A350 link road and the 7,500 extra houses to go with it.

Hundreds more have banded together in Derry Hill and Forest Gate – determined to halt plans for a massive 200 acre solar farm.

The site is on land owned by Lord Landsdowne, Charles Petty-Fitzmaurice – who also owns Bowood House.

“If you add the solar farm and the new road development, then whole area will be redefined. It’s no longer villages, green space and woodlands as Chippenham will now merge with Derry Hill and is rapidly encroaching towards Calne,” said solar farm protestor Neil Beedie.”
 
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Hinman, Niki. Wiltshire Times 15 December 2020.