{
  "id": 12668783,
  "title": "UK billionaire gets green light for 40-acre solar farm at Wiltshire estate",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/uk-billionaire-gets-green-light-for-40-acre-solar-farm-at-wiltshire",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-07T15:48:24.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Times of India",
    "slug": "times-of-india",
    "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/uk/billionaire-chris-rokos-gets-wiltshire-council-green-light-for-40-acre-solar-farm-at-savernake-estate-after-neighbour-objections-panels-to-generate-794600-kwh-for-100-bedroom-tottenham-house/articleshow/134769518.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Hedge fund magnate Chris Rokos has received planning permission to construct a 40-acre solar farm on his Wiltshire estate, the Savernake Estate. The project aims to provide the historic Tottenham House and associated buildings with a more sustainable energy and water source. Rokos, the founder of Rokos Capital Management, has been undertaking significant renovations on the 100-bedroom mansion.\n\nThe solar farm, situated on the north boundary of the estate, will occupy approximately 44% of its electricity output on-site, with the remainder exported to the local grid. It is expected to generate around 794,600 kilowatt hours annually, with panels screened by woodland and additional planting to minimize their visual impact.\n\nWhile the solar farm has cleared a key planning hurdle, additional environmental management aspects of the broader development must still be approved. Neighbors and the local parish council raised concerns about the potential disruption to the estate's historic character and protected landscape status.",
  "summary": "Hedge fund billionaire Chris Rokos has secured Wiltshire Council approval for a 40-acre solar farm at his 4,500-acre Savernake Estate despite neighbour objections. The ground-mounted panels are expected to generate 794,600 kWh of electricity annually, supplying a significant share of the energy needs of the renovated 100-bedroom Tottenham House in Wiltshire.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}