Land to the North of Dark Lane, Crofton, Marlborough, SN8 3DW Data via plota.co.uk

Under Consultation PL/2026/06230 - Full planning permission
Commercial premises
Council
Wiltshire 3.9/10
Date received
around 29 Sept 2026
Date validated
29 Sept 2026
Postcode
SN8 3DW
Type
Full planning permission

Description

Retrospective change of use of land and existing buildings to a mixed agricultural and sui generis use comprising educational, therapeutic and animal-assisted provision, together with the retention and completion of hardstanding for use as an associated car park, and the retention of a Studio and Hay Barn Data via plota.co.uk

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Decision outlook

Plota predicts a decision between 24 Nov 2026 and 8 Dec 2026, from Wiltshire's recent commercial premises.

Day 10 of the 56-day target. Wiltshire usually decides commercial premises by day 63.

Day 1053 days to the predicted decision (day 63)
43%decided within 8 weeks
91%approved
264decided in the last year

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

Site constraints 5

3 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Meadow Cottage, Grade II, about 2 m from the postcode pin · 3 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 ↗
North Wessex 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.
Agricultural land, grade 3a
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 2. 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.
Habitat network: Network Expansion Zone
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 8 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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10 Sept 2026Pending

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31 Jul 2026Approved

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Historical activity at this location

11 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
Crofton Farm, Crofton, Marlborough, SN8 3DW
Agricultural storage building
PL/2025/09538
2023 Approved
Pumphouse Cottage, Crofton, Marlborough, SN8 3DW
Change of use from vacant, former cottage tied to pumping station employment, to Kennet &…
PL/2023/07900
2022 Approved
Lock Cottage, Crofton, SN8 3DW
Single Storey Side Extensions
PL/2022/05745
2022 Approved
Meadow Cottage, Crofton, SN8 3DW
Installation of ground mounted solar panels and supporting infrastructure
PL/2022/06825
2022 Approved
Crofton Crossing Lock 61, Crofton, Wilts, SN8 3DW
Replacement of lock gates, lock escape ladders and masonry repairs at Crossing Lock (Lock…
PL/2022/05448
2019 Approved
Crofton Pumping Station Crofton Village South West To Canal Bridge At Dark Lane Crofton SN8 3DW
Outdoor play area
19/04032/FUL
2018 Approved
Crofton Pumping Station Crofton SN8 3DW
Refurbishment of Launder Basin.
18/05459/LBC
2017 Approved
Crofton Pumping Station Crofton Wiltshire SN8 3DW
Internal alteration to Pumping Station to remove modern toilet and shower cubicle and res…
17/05241/LBC
2017 Approved
Crofton Pumping Station Crofton Marlborough Wiltshire SN8 3DW
Extension of an existing toilet block to provide improved facilities, removal of existing…
17/05244/FUL
2017 Withdrawn
Crofton Pumping Station Crofton Marlborough Wiltshire SN8 3DW
Extension of an existing toilet block to provide improved facilities, removal of existing…
17/05827/LBC
2016 Approved
Crofton Farm Crofton Marlborough SN8 3DW
Construction of metal demountable tank for storing biofertiliser.
16/10145/APD
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
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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