Permission is being sought for 100 solar panels to allow a 17th century Grade II listed building in Bersted to be self sufficient in electricity.

A planning application for the panels to be located at Shripney Manor in Shripney Lane has been submitted to Arun District Council.

A design and access statement with the application said: “The installation will enable the dwelling to be self sufficient to electricity and also to supply excess to the national grid, therefore in some way meeting the Government’s objection of going zero carbon.”

A heritage statement statement said the panels were planned for a field to the east of Shripney Manor.

The proposed location of the solar panels at Shripney Manor. Image: Tony Rogers Building Consultants

placeholder image — The proposed location of the solar panels at Shripney Manor. Image: Tony Rogers Building Consultants

“Although the building itself is of significance, the proposed solar panels are not with the curtilage of the building and are in fact a minimum of 86m from it,” it said.

To see the plans on the Arun District Council planning portal, use the search reference BE/46/26/PL