Land east of Unit 21, Leafield Industrial Estate, Corsham, SN13 9SW Data via plota.co.uk

PL/2026/01478 - Full planning permission Submitted

Proposal

Construction of 3 no. doubles padel courts with associated enclosures and lighting Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
17 Mar 2026
Decision
Expected by 31 Aug 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision soon after comments close on 18 Aug 2026; it is now day 206.

The consultation period closed on 18 Aug 2026.

Documents 68

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Site constraints 3

Also on the record
National infrastructure project about 1713 m away: Lime Down Solar Project; Inside the Neston (Wiltshire) built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Council
Wiltshire
Application type
Full planning permission
Postcode
SN13 9SW
Received
17 Mar 2026
Validated
17 Mar 2026
Ward
Corsham Without ED
Parish
Corsham CP
Case officer
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Target decision
31 Aug 2026

Decision outlook

Day 206, past the statutory target. 72% of commercial and major works in Wiltshire are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 7 Oct 2026.

Day 206150 days past the 56-day target
45%decided within 8 weeks
91%approved
123decided in the last year

Plota live figures for commercial and major works decided by Wiltshire in the last twelve months, from validation. Wiltshire decision record →

Public comments

8comments received
8 neutral

Last counted 7 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
18 Aug 2026
Wiltshire
Planning Authority Score
3.9/10
Below average
#203 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Wiltshire is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #225 out of 296. The council extends the time limit on 55% of applications - one of the highest rates in England. Expect your application to take longer than the standard deadline. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (96%) than the national average (90%).

Frequently extends decision deadlines
expect longer than the statutory limit
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Wiltshire decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
93%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #71 of 296
96%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #65 of 296
53%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #225 of 296
55%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #252 of 296
78%
Minor dwellings approved
339 decided (1-9 homes)
90%
Major dwellings approved
48 decided (10+ homes)
92%
Change of use approved
160 decided
3,659
Total decisions
256 refused in the year to March 2026