Land South Of Home Farm Close Steeple Ashton, BA14 6AH Data via plota.co.uk

PL/2026/01691 - Full planning permission Refused

Proposal

Construction of 2 storey timber-framed passive house and double garage, creation of an access off Acreshort lane into the site, installation of culvert in existing drainage ditch; creation of gravel drive and parking. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
22 Apr 2026
✗
Refused
30 Jun 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 30 Jun 2026 · Last checked 21 Aug 2026

Documents 36

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 6

Steeple Ashton 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 ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; 4 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin; SSSI about 494 m away: Steeple Ashton SSSI; Inside the Steeple Ashton 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 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
Full planning permission
Postcode
BA14 6AH
Received
22 Apr 2026
Validated
22 Apr 2026
Ward
Melksham Without West & Rural ED
Parish
Steeple Ashton CP
Case officer
Show
Target decision
30 Jun 2026
Decision
Refuse
Decision date
30 Jun 2026

How this decision compares

Decided in 69 days from validation, 6 days slower than Wiltshire's median of 63 for commercial and major works. Refused, as 9% of commercial and major works here are.

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

14comments received
10 objecting4 neutral

71% object · below the UK average of 74%

Last counted 21 Aug 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
20 May 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