The Estate Office, Longleat Safari And Adventure Park, Longleat, Horningsham, Warminster, BA12 7NW Data via plota.co.uk

PL/2026/04654 - Full planning permission Submitted

Proposal

Creation of temporary winter festival and enabling works consisting of: 1. Themed illuminations and provision of temporary parking between 07/11/2026 and 10/01/2027. 2. Fabrication yard and storage area between 01/09/2026 and 08/11/2026. 3. Provision of temporary worker accommodation between 01/09/2026 and 31/01/2027. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
11 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 6 Oct 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision by 28 Oct 2026, from Wiltshire's recent commercial and major works.

The consultation period closed on 11 Sept 2026.

Site constraints 9

Cranborne Chase & West Wiltshire Downs 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.
Registered park or garden: Longleat
Nationally designated heritage. Its significance and setting carry great weight.
Registered parks and gardens, battlefields, world heritage sites and protected wrecks are designated heritage assets: harm needs clear and convincing justification.
Historic England ↗
In flood zones plus climate change
Inside the extent flood zones 2 and 3 could reach with climate change: the Central allowance for the 2080s on rivers, the Upper End allowance for sea level rise to 2125. From rivers. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Councils use it to decide when a flood risk assessment and the sequential test are needed. It is indicative and does not show whether a particular property will flood.
Flood map ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
5 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Fountain in Front of the Orangery at Longleat House, Grade II, about 55 m from the postcode pin · 4 Grade I, 1 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 3; SSSI about 398 m away: Longleat Woods SSSI; Inside the Horningsham built-up area; Priority habitat about 38 m away: Deciduous woodland.
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 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
BA12 7NW
Received
11 Aug 2026
Validated
11 Aug 2026
Ward
Warminster North & Rural ED
Parish
Corsley CP;Horningsham CP
Case officer
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Decision outlook

Day 59 of the 56-day target. Wiltshire usually decides commercial and major works by day 63.

Day 594 days to the predicted decision (day 63)
45%decided within 8 weeks
91%approved
123decided in the last year

Plota live figures for commercial and major works decided by Wiltshire in the last twelve months, from validation. Wiltshire decision record →

Public comments

4comments received
4 neutral

Last counted 4 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Comments by
11 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