49 Market Place, Chippenham, SN15 3HU Data via plota.co.uk

PL/2025/05719 - Full planning permission Refused

Proposal

Proposed partial change of use of ground floor of existing commercial floorspace, (Class E) to a domestic apartment, (Class C3). Some commercial floor space is to be retained as Class E. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
around 7 Jul 2025
✗
Refused
22 Oct 2025
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 22 Oct 2025 · Last checked 15 Oct 2026

Site constraints 4

Grade II listed: 50, Market Place
List entry 1268008 · 6 m away · 60 more listed buildings within 150 m (1 Grade I, 3 Grade II*, 56 Grade II)
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 ↗
Chippenham 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 ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 3; Inside the Chippenham (Wiltshire) built-up area.
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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £830,000 in November 2018. Other property, freehold.

27 November 2018£830,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area376 m² (4,047 sq ft)
Energy ratingE (asset rating 118)
UseA1/A2 Retail and Financial/Professional services
HeatingAir Conditioning

From the energy performance certificate lodged in November 2016, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Wiltshire
Application type
Full planning permission
Postcode
SN15 3HU
Received
around 7 Jul 2025
Validated
7 Jul 2025
Ward
Chippenham Hardens & Central ED
Parish
Chippenham CP
Case officer
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Target decision
22 Oct 2025
Decision
Refuse
Decision date
22 Oct 2025
Freehold owner
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How this decision compares

Decided in 107 days from validation, 37 days slower than Wiltshire's median of 70 for full applications. Refused, as 10% of full applications here are.

36%decided within 8 weeks
90%approved
870decided in the last year

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

Public comments

5comments received
1 objecting4 neutral

20% object · below the UK average of 74%

Last counted 15 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Comments by
7 Oct 2025
Wiltshire
Planning Authority Score
3.9/10
Below average
#203 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.

Freehold owner and leaseholders: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.