Showell Farm, Showell, Chippenham, SN15 2NU Data via plota.co.uk

PL/2026/03318 - Householder planning permission Withdrawn
Solar & renewables

Proposal

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Application progress

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Received
20 Jul 2026
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Withdrawn
27 Jul 2026

Withdrawn on 27 Jul 2026 · Last checked 21 Aug 2026

Documents 5

Plans & drawings 2

PDF Block and Location Plan Plan · 20 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Plan, Elevations & Section for Solar Array Plan · 20 Jul 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Application Form Application Form · 25 May 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 2

PDF List of Consultees & Neighbours Consultation List · 21 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Neighbour Map Consultation List · 20 Jul 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 1

Agricultural land, grade 2
Best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Predicted from the national soil map. The older provisional map, which most planning maps still show, had this area as grade 1. 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.
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
Householder planning permission
Postcode
SN15 2NU
Received
20 Jul 2026
Validated
20 Jul 2026
Ward
Corsham Without ED
Parish
Lacock CP
Case officer
Show
Target decision
27 Jul 2026
Decision
Withdrawn by Applicant
Decision date
27 Jul 2026

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 21 Aug 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
18 Aug 2026

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2023 Approved
To install HV Terminal Pole With Stay And Block. Install New 25KVA Single Phase Pole Moun…
PL/2023/00177
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025
Land at SouthPoint Business Park, Patterdown Road, Chippenham, SN15 2NU
Consent to display three illuminated fascia signs
PL/2025/08683
2025
Barleigh House, Showell, Chippenham, SN15 2NU
Demolition of single dwelling and erection of 7no. residential dwellings, associated park…
PL/2025/07913
2024 Approved
Land at SouthPoint Business Park, Patterdown Road, Chippenham, SN15 2NU
The erection of a new manufacturing and research and development centre, including ancill…
PL/2024/03204
2024 Approved
Showell Farm, Showell, Chippenham, Wilts, SN15 2NU
Proposed removal of section of wall between 2 doors on the ground floor with insertion of…
PL/2024/00048
2023 Withdrawn
Land East of Showell Farm, Showell, Chippenham, SN15 2NU
Outline Planning Application for up to 450 dwellings, a Local Centre, accommodating uses…
PL/2023/04417
2023 Approved
CASAMIA, SHOWELL, CHIPPENHAM, SN15 2NU
The replacement of a flat roof double garage with pitched roof double garage and room-in…
PL/2023/06554
2022 Approved
Showell Farm, Showell, Chippenham, Wilts, SN15 2NU
Proposed alterations to dwelling including a replacement roof, fenestration alterations a…
PL/2022/03334
2021 Withdrawn
Showell Farm, B4528 Showell, Showell, SN15 2NU
Proposed Roof, fenestration alterations & internal alterations
PL/2021/06411
2021 Withdrawn
Showell Farm, B4528 Showell, Showell, SN15 2NU
Proposed Roof, fenestration alterations & internal alterations
PL/2021/05235
2017 Approved
Land at Showell Nurseries Showell Chippenham Wiltshire SN15 2NU
Outline Planning Application for Residential Development of Approximately 120 Dwellings…
17/08554/OUT
2018 Approved
Land at Showell Farm Showell Chippenham Wiltshire SN15 2NU
Outline Planning Permission for Nursing / Care Home (Use Class C2)
18/04241/OUT
2018 Approved
Barn At Showell Farm B4528 Showell Showell SN15 2NU
Conversion of barn into two residential units together with garden areas, access and park…
18/07271/LBC
2018 Approved
Barn At Showell Farm B4528 Showell Showell SN15 2NU
Conversion of barn into two residential units together with garden areas, access and park…
18/07062/FUL
2016 Approved
Land at Showell Nursery Showell Chippenham Wiltshire SN15 2NU
Screening Opinion for Proposed Residential Development of up to 150 Dwellings, Public Ope…
16/08769/SCR
2025 Approved
Land at Showell Nurseries, Showell, Chippenham, Wiltshire, SN15 2NU
Discharge of condition 6 (method for rear gardens tree planting long term retention of pl…
PL/2025/08052
2025 Approved
Land at Rowden Park (Phase 4) , Patterdown Road , Chippenham, SN15 2NU
Discharge of Condition 10 (CEMP) relating to application 14/12118/OUT.
PL/2025/08664
2025 Approved
Land at SouthPoint Business Park, Patterdown Road , Chippenham, SN15 2NU
Partial Discharge of Condition 21 (External Lighting) of PL/2024/03204 in Respect of Deve…
PL/2025/07505
2025 Approved
SouthPoint Business Park, Patterdown Road, Chippenham, SN15 2NU
Discharge of conditions 1, 2, 3, 4, 9, 10, 11, 12 and 14 relating to application PL/2024/…
PL/2025/06416
2025 Approved
Land at SouthPoint Business Park, Patterdown Road, Chippenham, SN15 2NU
Full discharge of condition 16 (Energy & Sustainability Statement) and partial discharge…
PL/2025/07301
2025 Approved
Land at SouthPoint Business Park, Patterdown Road , Chippenham, SN15 2NU
Partial discharge of Condition 12 (Hard Landscaping details) in relation to application P…
PL/2025/07073
2025 Approved
Land at SouthPoint Business Park, Patterdown Road , Chippenham, SN15 2NU
Discharge of condition 19 (EV Details) relating to application PL/2024/03204.
PL/2025/05184
2025 Approved
Land at Rowden Park (Phase 5) , Patterdown Road , Chippenham , SN15 2NU
Variation of Conditions 3, 9 & Removal of Condition 10 of 20/02335/REM
PL/2025/03847
2025 Refused
Rowden Park - Phase 4 , Patterdown Road, Chippenham , SN15 2NU
Discharge of Condition 10 - Construction Environmental Management Plan of 14/12118/OUT in…
PL/2025/04641
2025 Approved
Land at SouthPoint Business Park, Patterdown Road , Chippenham, SN15 2NU
Discharge of condition 24 (Cycle store details) relating to application PL/2024/03204.
PL/2025/05250
2025 Approved
Rowden Park - Phase 5 , Patterdown Road , Chippenham , SN15 2NU
Discharge of Condition 4 of 20/02335/REM Relating to details of service and utility route…
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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