Blacksmiths Cottage, Pye Corner, Box, SN13 8ED Data via plota.co.uk

PL/2026/04994 - Full planning permission Approved
Change of useNew homes

Proposal

Conversion of Building (former building) into dwelling (resubmission of PL/2026/02359) Data via plota.co.uk

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Received
10 Aug 2026
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Approved
21 Oct 2026

Approved on 21 Oct 2026 · Last checked 24 Oct 2026

Documents 15

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF PL.2026.04994 Blacksmiths Cott Decision Notice Decision · 21 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF PL.2026.04994 Blacksmiths Cott Officer Report. Report · 21 Oct 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 2

PDF Planning and Design Statement 11.09.26 Revised Plans/Documents · 14 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Planning and Design Statement 08.08.26 Statements · 10 Aug 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 7

PDF Proposed Floor & Roof Plans Plan · 10 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Existing Site Plan Plan · 10 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed elevations Plan · 10 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Location plan Plan · 10 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Existing Elevations Plan · 10 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Existing Floor & Roof Plans Plan · 10 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed Site Plan Plan · 10 Aug 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Application Form Redacted Application Form · 10 Aug 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 1

PDF List of Consultees & Neighbours PDF · 26 Aug 2026 View ↗

Other documents 2

PDF Bat Report April 2026 Statements · 10 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Daylight and Sunlight Report (Within Development) 310726 Statements · 10 Aug 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Associated applications 3

Site constraints 12

10 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Lamb Cottage Pye Corner, Grade II, about 7 m from the postcode pin · 10 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 10 with distances
Historic England ↗
Green belt: Bath and Bristol
Inappropriate development needs very special circumstances.
Green belt policy allows a short list of exceptions, such as limited extensions and replacement buildings. Anything else needs very special circumstances that clearly outweigh the harm. Some green belt land can count as grey belt, where it does not strongly serve the green belt's purposes. The council decides this in its green belt assessment or on each application, so we do not mark it here.
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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.
BOX 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 ↗
Public byway open to all traffic about 11 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.
Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.
Habitat network: Other Priority Habitats - NEZ
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Radon affected area, class 6
An estimated 30% or more of homes reach the radon action level. Indicative for the 1 km square, which takes the highest class found in it; a radon test gives the answer for a building.
From the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency indicative atlas. Under building regulations, as the BRE guide BR 211 (2023) sets out, new buildings and extensions need basic radon protection from class 3 in England and Wales and from class 2 in Scotland, and full protection from class 5. The class at the site itself, from the detailed BGS map, decides which.
UKHSA radon ↗
Scheduled monument about 129 m away: Round House
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Nationally important archaeology protected by the Secretary of State. Work that affects the monument or its setting is rarely permitted.
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
National infrastructure project about 1821 m away: Lime Down Solar Project; Inside the Box (Wiltshire) built-up area; Priority habitat about 13 m away: Deciduous woodland; 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

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
Full planning permission
Postcode
SN13 8ED
Received
10 Aug 2026
Validated
10 Aug 2026
Ward
Box & Colerne ED
Parish
Box CP
Case officer
Show
Target decision
21 Oct 2026
Decision
Approve with Conditions
Decision date
21 Oct 2026

How this decision compares

Decided in 72 days from validation, 6 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

3comments received
3 neutral

Last counted 24 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
23 Sept 2026

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Refused
1 PYE CORNER, DEVIZES ROAD, BOX, CORSHAM, SN13 8ED
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2025 Refused
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Polytunnel and Outbuilding
PL/2025/06976
2025 Refused
Hillview, Chapel Lane, Box, Corsham, SN13 8NU
Rear extension, flat roofed, 4m out from rear wall of house
PL/2025/08790
2025 Approved
10 THE BROWNINGS, BOX, CORSHAM, SN13 8HP
T1 - Alder tree - fell
PL/2025/06460
2024 Approved
LOWER BYWAY, CHAPEL LANE, BOX, CORSHAM, SN13 8NU
T1 Cypress - 1 metre Crown Reduction
PL/2024/09860
2024 Approved
LOWER BYWAY, CHAPEL LANE, BOX, CORSHAM, SN13 8NU
T2 Silver Birch - Reduce crown by 2 - 2.5m to manage crown size T3 - Beech - Reduce crown…
PL/2024/10049
2024 Approved
7 THE BROWNINGS, BOX, CORSHAM, SN13 8HP
Sycamore tree - Reduction by one-third and Reshape
PL/2024/00186
2023 Approved
LOWER BYWAY, CHAPEL LANE, BOX, CORSHAM, SN13 8NU
T1 is a Sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus). The tree has previously been pollarded. We plan t…
PL/2023/10848
2022 Approved
LOWER BYWAY, CHAPEL LANE, BOX, CORSHAM, SN13 8NU
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PL/2022/09318
2021 Approved
GLASS BOX HOUSE, 7A THE BROWNINGS, BOX, CORSHAM, SN13 8HP
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2021 Approved
9 THE BROWNINGS BOX CORSHAM WILTSHIRE SN13 8HP
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PL/2021/07420
2021 Withdrawn
Lower Byway Chapel Lane Box Corsham Wiltshire SN13 8NU
Fell 2 Conifer Trees
21/01120/TCA
2020 Withdrawn
11 The Brownings Box Corsham Wiltshire SN13 8HP
30% Reduction to 2 Alder Trees (T1 & T2)
20/07540/TCA
2020 Withdrawn
9 The Brownings Box Corsham Wiltshire SN13 8HP
Re-pollard Willow Tree back to Previous Pruning Points, 30% Reduction to Leylandii
20/04126/TCA
2020 Withdrawn
7 The Brownings Box Corsham Wiltshire SN13 8HP
Fell 1 Sycamore Tree
20/02036/DDD
2019 Approved
Byway Chapel Lane Box SN13 8NU
Replace existing thin float glass window panes with slim double glazed units.
19/10996/LBC
2019 Withdrawn
Lower Byway Chapel Lane Box Corsham Wiltshire SN13 8NU
30% Reduction to 2 Ash Trees and 4 Beech Trees
19/11725/TCA
2019 Approved
Woodland View Devizes Road Box SN13 8EB
Single storey flat roof rear extension to existing dwelling house to provide boot room
19/10937/FUL
2019 Approved
1 The Brownings Box Corsham Wiltshire SN13 8HP
Proposed Replacement of Rear Patio Door, Garage Door,Ffront Door and Windows.
19/10068/FUL
2019 Withdrawn
6 The Brownings Box Corsham Wiltshire SN13 8HP
25% Reduction to Leylandii
19/10502/TCA
2017 Approved
11 The Brownings Box Corsham SN13 8HP
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17/00086/FUL
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2016 Approved
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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