Land south of Malmesbury Church of England Primary School, Tetbury Hill, SN16 9JR Data via plota.co.uk

PL/2026/02397 - Full planning permission Approved

Proposal

Construction of a new path, to be used as a temporary vehicle access route during construction for the proposed extension of Malmesbury Church of England Primary School. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
13 Apr 2026
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Committee
8 Jul 2026
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Approved
10 Jul 2026

Approved on 10 Jul 2026 · Last checked 21 Aug 2026

Planning committee

Decided by Wiltshire Northern Area Planning Committee on 8 Jul 2026.

Approved

As officers recommended.

  • Officers advised approval because the path would improve pedestrian links, with construction impacts managed by condition.
  • The headteacher and local member supported the application; a member of the public also addressed the committee.
  • The committee voted to grant full planning permission subject to conditions.
Read how the committee decided The proposal, site, officer assessment, local views, committee discussion, vote and conditions.

Source: Plota analysis of Wiltshire's committee minutes of 8 Jul 2026.

Documents 57

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 1

Also on the record
Inside the Malmesbury built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England 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
SN16 9JR
Received
13 Apr 2026
Validated
13 Apr 2026
Ward
Malmesbury ED
Parish
Malmesbury CP
Case officer
Show
Target decision
10 Jul 2026
Decision
Approve with Conditions
Decision date
10 Jul 2026

How this decision compares

Decided in 88 days from validation, 32 days slower than Wiltshire's median of 56 for community buildings. Approved, as 97% of community buildings here are.

55%decided within 8 weeks
97%approved
70decided in the last year

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

Public comments

13comments received
4 objecting9 neutral

31% object · below the UK average of 74%

Last counted 21 Aug 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
29 May 2026
Committee
8 Jul 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