Whittakers Farm, Hoopers Pool, Southwick, Trowbridge, BA14 9NG Data via plota.co.uk

PL/2026/06825 - Prior notification Submitted
Agricultural

Proposal

Agricultural building (machinery and fodder store) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
around 22 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 17 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 19 Nov 2026 and 16 Dec 2026, from Wiltshire's recent agricultural works.

Documents 5

Plans & drawings 3

PDF Proposed elevations and floor plan Plan · 22 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF Location Plan Plan · 22 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF Site location plan Plan · 22 Oct 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Application Form Redacted Application Form · 22 Oct 2026 View ↗

Other documents 1

PDF Covering Letter Correspondence · 22 Oct 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 2

Agricultural land, grade 1
Best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). 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.
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 1 November 2026. 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
Prior notification
Postcode
BA14 9NG
Received
around 22 Oct 2026
Validated
22 Oct 2026
Ward
Southwick ED
Parish
Southwick CP
Case officer
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Decision outlook

Day 20 of the 56-day target. Wiltshire usually decides agricultural works by day 43.

Day 2036 days to the 56-day target
67%decided within 8 weeks
83%approved
220decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 7 Nov 2026

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Historical activity at this location

14 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2023 Approved
MALLARD, HOOPERS POOL, SOUTHWICK, TROWBRIDGE, BA14 9NG
Proposed extension and conversion of part of existing garage space to office/bedroom
PL/2023/03945
2023 Approved
EASTBROOK, HOOPERS POOL, SOUTHWICK, TROWBRIDGE, BA14 9NG
Conversion and extension of existing outbuilding to form annex
PL/2023/02177
2022 Approved
1A HOOPERS POOL, SOUTHWICK, TROWBRIDGE, BA14 9NG
Demolition of workshop and erection of single dwelling
PL/2022/06589
2022
1A HOOPERS POOL, SOUTHWICK, TROWBRIDGE, BA14 9NG
Discharge of condition 4 of PL/2021/11216 (Demolition of workshop and erection of single…
PL/2022/05474
2021 Approved
1A HOOPERS POOL, SOUTHWICK, TROWBRIDGE, BA14 9NG
Demolition of workshop and erection of single dwellinghouse.
PL/2021/11216
2021 Approved
Moorefield Farm, Hoopers Pool, Southwick, Trowbridge, Wilts, BA14 9NG
Retrospective application for an annexe/utility room to the existing dwelling.
PL/2021/06044
2021 Approved
Conifers Hoopers Pool Southwick Trowbridge BA14 9NG
Extension at second storey over an existing single storey at the side of the existing dwe…
PL/2021/05067
2021 Approved
Moorfield Farm, Hoopers Pool, Southwick, trowbridge, BA14 9NG
Erection of an agricultural building to store hay & straw and farm machinery
PL/2021/06045
2021 Approved
Greenacres, 3 Hoopers Pool, Southwick, BA14 9NG
Change of use from agricultural to residential use and the proposed siting of a mobile ho…
20/10073/FUL
2020 Approved
Land Adjacent to Hoopers Pool Hoopers Pool Southwick BA14 9NG
Discharge of condition 5 on 19/04602/FUL
20/05389/DOC
2018 Approved
Whittakers Farm Hoopers Pool Southwick BA14 9NG
Discharge of condition 2 on 17/08476/LBC
18/10863/LBDC
2017 Approved
Whittakers Farm Hoopers Pool Southwick BA14 9NG
Conversion of traditional barn to provide annexe to farmhouse
17/08476/LBC
2017 Approved
Whittakers Farm Hoopers Pool Southwick BA14 9NG
Conversion of traditional barn to provide annexe to farmhouse
17/07938/FUL
2016 Approved
The Stables at Eastbrook Hoopers Pool Southwick Wiltshire BA14 9NG
Erection of a steel portal framed building for agricultural, equestrian and dog kenneling…
16/01925/FUL
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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings