Porton Baptist Chapel, High Street, Porton, Salisbury, SP4 0LH Data via plota.co.uk

PL/2026/02713 - Full planning permission Approved

Proposal

Change of use of the former Baptist chapel from Use Class F1 (non-residential institution) to a single residential dwelling (Use Class C3). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
7 May 2026
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Approved
7 Oct 2026

Approved on 7 Oct 2026 · Last checked 7 Oct 2026

Documents 55

Plans & drawings 33

PDF Section 111 Legal Agreement · 28 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Existing West Elevation Plan · 27 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF Existing East Elevation Plan · 27 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF Existing South Elevation Plan · 27 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF Existing Upper Ground Floor Plan Plan · 27 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed West Elevation Plan · 27 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF Site Location Plan Plan · 27 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed Lower Ground Floor Plan Plan · 27 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed Section 2 Plan · 27 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF Existing Lower Ground Floor Plan Plan · 27 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF Block Plan Plan · 27 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed East Elevation Plan · 27 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed North Elevation Plan · 27 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF Existing North Elevation Plan · 27 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed Mezzanine Floor Plan Plan · 27 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed Section 1 Plan · 27 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed South Elevation Plan · 27 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF Existing West Elevation Plan · 27 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF Existing East Elevation Plan · 27 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF Existing South Elevation Plan · 27 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF Site Location Plan Plan · 27 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed Lower Ground Floor Plan Plan · 27 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed North Elevation Plan · 27 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed Section 1 Plan · 27 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed South Elevation Plan · 27 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF Existing Upper Ground Floor Plan Plan · 27 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed West Elevation Plan · 27 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed Section 2 Plan · 27 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF Existing Lower Ground Floor Plan Plan · 27 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF Block Plan Plan · 27 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed East Elevation Plan · 27 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF Existing North Elevation Plan · 27 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed Mezzanine Floor Plan Plan · 27 Apr 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 8

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.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
8 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Wisteria Cottage, Grade II, about 33 m from the postcode pin · 8 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 8 with distances
Historic England ↗
SSSI about 142 m away: Porton Meadows SSSI
Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.
Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.
Conservation area about 20 m away: Porton
The edge of the area; work outside it can still affect its setting.
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; Inside the Porton built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 4, 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
SP4 0LH
Received
7 May 2026
Validated
7 May 2026
Ward
Winterslow & Upper Bourne Valley ED
Parish
Idmiston CP
Case officer
Show
Target decision
2 Oct 2026
Decision
Approve with Conditions
Decision date
7 Oct 2026

How this decision compares

Decided in 153 days from validation, 87 days slower than Wiltshire's median of 66 for changes of use. Approved, as 85% of changes of use here are.

40%decided within 8 weeks
85%approved
226decided in the last year

Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Wiltshire in the last twelve months, from validation. Wiltshire decision record →

Public comments

6comments received
5 neutral1 supporting

17% support · above the UK average of 16%

Last counted 7 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
23 Jul 2026
Wiltshire
Planning Authority Score
3.9/10
Below average
#203 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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