Unit 5, Wilton Shopping Village, King Street, Wilton, SP2 0RS Data via plota.co.uk

PL/2026/04545 - Full planning permission Submitted

Proposal

Refurbishment and reconfiguration of Unit 5 to provide flexible Class E commercial floorspace, with external alterations including re-cladding, entrance alterations and associated works. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
4 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 29 Sept 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision by 16 Oct 2026, from Wiltshire's recent changes of use.

The consultation period closed on 3 Sept 2026.

Site constraints 12

Special area of conservation: River Avon
Internationally or nationally protected for its wildlife. A habitats assessment is needed.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
SSSI: Britford Water Meadows SSSI
Natural England must be consulted on work that may affect it.
Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.
Flood zone 3, rivers and sea
High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
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.
Wilton 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 ↗
Habitat network: Restorable Habitat
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
11 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: River Block at Royal Wilton Carpet Factory, Grade II, 41 m away · 11 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.
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Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Flood defence 3 m away (natural high ground, designed for a 1 in 20 year flood); Registered park or garden 170 m away: Wilton; Inside the Wilton built-up area; 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
Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 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
Full planning permission
Postcode
SP2 0RS
Received
4 Aug 2026
Validated
4 Aug 2026
Ward
Wilton ED
Parish
Wilton CP
Case officer
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Decision outlook

Day 66 of the 56-day target. Wiltshire usually decides changes of use by day 66.

Day 6610 days past the 56-day target
40%decided within 8 weeks
85%approved
212decided 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

7comments received
1 objecting4 neutral2 supporting

29% support · above the UK average of 16%

Last counted 4 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
3 Sept 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