DIRECTOR Guy Ritchie has submitted a planning application to install solar panels at his Wiltshire home.

The director of hit films including Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, Snatch and Sherlock Holmes has submitted an application to Wiltshire Council seeking permission to put 200 solar panels in the grounds of Ashcombe House, near Tollard Royal.

Ritchie bought the Georgian Grade II listed manor house, which was formerly the home of Cecil Beaton, in 2001 with Madonna, his wife at the time.

The public consultation period ends on September 15 and a decision is expected by October 12.