Land between Long Crags and Bower House, Church Street, Bowerchalke, Salisbury Data via plota.co.uk

PL/2026/01754 - Permission in Principle Submitted

Proposal

Permission in Principle for erection of a single detached dwelling Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓

Received

17 Mar 2026

Decision

Expected by 5 Jun 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision soon after comments close on 16 Oct 2026; it is now day 206.

Comments are open until 16 Oct 2026

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Documents 22

Site constraints 9

Nutrient neutrality catchment: River Avon SAC

New homes and overnight accommodation must show nutrient neutrality before approval.

Natural England advice: extra wastewater in these catchments harms protected habitats, so schemes must offset their nutrient load, usually through credits.

Cranborne Chase & West Wiltshire Downs National Landscape

Great weight to conserving the landscape; major development restricted.

Previously an area of outstanding natural beauty, which is still the designation in law. Since 2023 authorities must seek to further its purpose, not merely have regard to it.

Bowerchalke conservation area

Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.

The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.

Council document ↗

Habitat network: Network Expansion Zone

Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.

7 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin

Nearest: Hayes Barton, Grade II, about 41 m from the postcode pin · 7 Grade II

The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.

Show all 7 with distances

41 mHayes BartonGrade II
48 mThe ForgeGrade II
90 mLaws FarmhouseGrade II
114 mThe Bell InnGrade II
116 mThe DurhamsGrade II
118 mWake Robin CottageGrade II
127 mOld Barn CottageGrade II

Historic England ↗

Public footpath about 28 m away

Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.

Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.

Also on the record

Radon affected area, class 2; Inside the Bowerchalke built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 2, 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 British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) 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: Permission in Principle
Postcode: SP5 5BH
Received: 17 Mar 2026
Validated: 17 Mar 2026
Ward: Fovant & Chalke Valley ED
Parish: Bowerchalke CP
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 5 Jun 2026

Decision outlook

Day 206, past the statutory target. 68% of new homes 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 3 Oct 2026.

target

predicted

Day 2068 days to the predicted decision (day 214)

37%decided within 8 weeks

70%approved

189decided in the last year

Plota live figures for new homes decided by Wiltshire in the last twelve months, from validation. Wiltshire decision record →

Public comments

10comments received

7 objecting3 neutral

70% object · below the UK average of 74%

Last counted 3 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Comments by: 16 Oct 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

Land between Long Crags and Bower House, Church Street, Bowerchalke, Salisbury Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

Application progress

Documents 22

Statements & assessments 4

Plans & drawings 9

Application forms 4

Consultation & comments 3

Other documents 2