New Farm, Back Lane, Alderton, Chippenham, SN14 6NW Data via plota.co.uk

PL/2026/02408 - Approval of details reserved by a condition Decided
Admin / procedural

Proposal

Discharge of condition 4 (rooflight/blind), 5 (external lighting), 6 (ground investigation and remediation strategy), 9 (stopping up) and 11 (parking) for application Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
14 Apr 2026
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Split
10 Sept 2026

Split on 10 Sept 2026 · Last checked 13 Sept 2026

Documents 21

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF officer report Report · 10 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Decision Decision · 10 Sept 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 6

PDF Site Location Plan Plan · 23 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF Site Location Plan Plan · 23 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF Existing Access Closure Plan Plan · 14 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF Parking and EV Charging Allocation Plan · 14 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF Existing Access Closure Plan Plan · 14 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF Parking and EV Charging Allocation Plan · 14 Apr 2026 View ↗

Application forms 2

PDF Application Form Application Form · 14 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF Application Form Application Form · 14 Apr 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 1

PDF ECO DoC PL202602408 Consultee Response · 29 May 2026 View ↗

Other documents 10

PDF Plot 4 Land at New Farm Lighting Strategy Statements · 14 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF Desk Study and Ground Investigation Report Statements · 14 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF Velux Blackout Blind Technical Datasheet Additional · 14 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF Velux Conservation Rooflight Technical Datasheet Additional · 14 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF Remediation Strategy Statements · 14 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF Plot 4 Land at New Farm Lighting Strategy Statements · 14 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF Desk Study and Ground Investigation Report Statements · 14 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF Velux Blackout Blind Technical Datasheet Additional · 14 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF Velux Conservation Rooflight Technical Datasheet Additional · 14 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF Remediation Strategy Statements · 14 Apr 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Associated applications 2

  • Part of

    VariationApprovedcouncil archive

    Conditions 4, 5, 6, 9, 11 decided (outcome not recorded)

    • ConditionsDischarge of condition 4 (rooflight/blind), 5 (external lighting), 6 (ground investigation…This applicationPL/2026/02408

Site constraints 7

Cotswolds 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.
Alderton 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 ↗
Agricultural land, grade 4
Poor quality farmland, not best and most versatile. Source: the Predictive Agricultural Land Classification Map (Defra and Natural England, 2025; the Welsh Government's Predictive ALC Map 2 in Wales), a model rather than a site survey. Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s), which most planning maps still show, had this area as grade 3. The predicted grade is Defra's current estimate; only a site survey settles it.
Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.
National infrastructure project about 480 m away: Lime Down Solar Project
The site is about 480 m from the project boundary. Generating station, under examination.
Nationally significant infrastructure projects (power stations, electricity lines, pipelines, major roads and railways, harbours, airports and reservoirs) are consented by a Secretary of State under the Planning Act 2008, after an examination by the Planning Inspectorate, rather than by the council. The boundary is the one the Inspectorate consults on and can change as the scheme does. Projects are shown within 2 km of the site.
Planning Inspectorate project page ↗
Habitat network: Network Expansion Zone
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
6 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: The Old School House, Grade II, about 48 m from the postcode pin · 6 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.
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Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2.
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, 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
Approval of details reserved by a condition
Postcode
SN14 6NW
Received
14 Apr 2026
Validated
14 Apr 2026
Ward
Sherston ED
Parish
Luckington & Alderton CP
Case officer
Show
Target decision
10 Sept 2026
Decision
Split
Decision date
10 Sept 2026

Public comments

5comments received
5 neutral

Last counted 13 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Comments by
21 May 2026

Historical activity at this location

12 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2025 Approved
Variation of condition 1, 2, 3, 10, 11, 13, 14, 16 and 19 of PL/2022/01245 (approved plan…
PL/2025/09341
2025 Approved
Amendment to Barn 4, as approved under listed building consent PL/2022/01586, comprising…
PL/2025/09340
2025 Approved
Discharge of conditions 8 (car parking); 10 (CMS); 14 (Ecology Mitigation and Enhancement…
PL/2025/01256
2024 Refused
Discharge of condition 14 (Ecology Mitigation and Enhancement Scheme) of PL/2022/01245
PL/2024/10143
2022 Approved
The conversion of a multi-yard farmstead into six new dwellings with associated infrastru…
PL/2022/01586
2022 Approved
The conversion of a multi-yard farmstead into six new dwellings with associated infrastru…
PL/2022/01245
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
NEW FARMHOUSE, BACK LANE, ALDERTON, CHIPPENHAM, SN14 6NW
Leylandii hedge - Reduce by up to 30%. White Willow - Crown to be thinned and reduced by…
PL/2025/06398
2022 Approved
POND HOUSE, BACK LANE, ALDERTON, CHIPPENHAM, SN14 6NW
T1 Mature common Lime tree. It has been historically reduced/pollarded. The last works we…
PL/2022/05516
2021 Approved
Pond House Back Lane Alderton Chippenham Wiltshire SN14 6NW
2.5 Metre Crown Reduction to Cherry Tree T1
21/01896/TCA
2018 Approved
New Farm Back Lane Alderton Chippenham Wiltshire SN14 6NW
Conversion of a Multi-Yard Farmstead into 6 New Dwellings with Associated Infrastructure…
18/03605/LBC
2018 Approved
New Farm Back Lane Alderton Chippenham Wiltshire SN14 6NW
Conversion of a Multi-Yard Farmstead into 6 New Dwellings with Associated Infrastructure…
18/03475/FUL
2018 Withdrawn
Pond House Back Lane Alderton Wiltshire SN14 6NW
Fell 1 Cypress Tree (T1)
18/06138/TCA
Wiltshire
Planning Authority Score
3.9/10
Below average
#203 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Major dwellings

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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings