Land at Showell Nurseries, Showell, Chippenham, SH15 2NU Data via plota.co.uk

PL/2026/04578 - Removal/variation of conditions Submitted

Proposal

Variation of Condition 1 (Approved Plans) of to allow the substitution of revised plans. Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 8 Oct 2026, 01:39

Application progress

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Received

21 Jul 2026

Decision

Expected by 15 Sept 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. A decision is expected by 15 Sept 2026.

The consultation period closed on 10 Sept 2026.

Documents 16

Statements & assessments 1

PDF Ecology Layout Plan · 21 Jul 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 11

Application forms 1

PDF Application Form Application Form · 21 Jul 2026 View ↗

Associated applications 4

Part of

OutlineApproved13 Aug 2020council archive
- Reserved matters8 Aug 2023archive
  Conditions 11, 19 decided (outcome not recorded) · 1 variation sought
  - VariationVariation of Condition 1 (Approved Plans) to allow the substitution of revised plans.This application21 Jul 2026PL/2026/04578
  - Show 1 more · 1 decided
    - ConditionsDischarge Condition 11 and 19 - Reserved Matters Application for Appearance, Landscaping…2 Jun 2026PL/2026/03209

Site constraints 3

Agricultural land, grade 2

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

National infrastructure project about 1374 m away: Lime Down Solar Project; Radon affected area, class 2.

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 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: Removal/variation of conditions
Postcode: SH15 2NU
Received: 21 Jul 2026
Validated: 21 Jul 2026
Ward: Chippenham Lowden & Rowden ED;Corsham Without ED
Parish: Chippenham Without CP;Lacock CP
Case officer: Show

Public comments

7comments received

7 neutral

Last counted 4 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Comments by: 10 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