Keepers Cottage, West Kington, Chippenham, SN14 7JE Data via plota.co.uk

PL/2026/04930 - Householder planning permission Submitted

Proposal

Proposed rear extension, change of use from a garage to a bedroom and minor alterations Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
6 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 1 Oct 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision by 18 Oct 2026, from Wiltshire's recent changes of use.

The consultation period closed on 17 Sept 2026.

Site constraints 10

Flood zone 2, rivers and sea
Medium chance: between a 1 in 100 and 1 in 1,000 annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 to 1 in 1,000 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 ↗
Cotswolds 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.
West Kington 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: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
20 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: The Old Post Office, Grade II, about 39 m from the postcode pin · 1 Grade II*, 19 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.
Show all 20 with distances
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Flood defence about 28 m from the postcode pin (natural high ground, designed for a 1 in 2 year flood); Inside the West Kington built-up area; Priority habitat about 40 m away: Deciduous woodland; 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. 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.

Building

Floor area96 m² (1,033 sq ft)
Energy ratingF (34 out of 100), could reach D
PropertyDetached house, 5 habitable rooms
BuiltBefore 1900
HeatingBoiler and radiators, oil
WallsSandstone, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in October 2025, 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
Householder planning permission
Postcode
SN14 7JE
Received
6 Aug 2026
Validated
6 Aug 2026
Ward
By Brook ED
Parish
Nettleton CP
Case officer
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Decision outlook

Day 64 of the 56-day target. Wiltshire usually decides changes of use by day 66.

Day 642 days to the predicted decision (day 66)
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

3comments received
3 neutral

Last counted 3 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
17 Sept 2026
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

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.