Co-operative Food, Mill Street, Calne, SN11 0HT Data via plota.co.uk

PL/2026/04365 - Full planning permission Submitted

Proposal

The construction of a new 60 bed Care Home with associated landscaping and car parking facilities on the former site of the Co-op store accessed from Mill Street. The development also includes 7 Assisted Living units to the north on the former car park ac… Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
27 Jul 2026
Decision
Expected by 21 Sept 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 9 Oct 2026, from Wiltshire's recent commercial and major works.

The consultation period closed on 23 Sept 2026.

Documents 46

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Site constraints 8

48 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Pond Cottage, Grade II, about 11 m from the postcode pin · 1 Grade I, 2 Grade II*, 45 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 ↗
Flood zone 3, rivers and sea
High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 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 ↗
Calne 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
Public footpath about 29 m away; Radon affected area, class 2; Flood defence about 2 m from the postcode pin (natural high ground, designed for a 1 in 2 year flood); Inside the Calne built-up area; Priority habitat about 10 m away: Deciduous woodland.
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.

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Important details

Council
Wiltshire
Application type
Full planning permission
Postcode
SN11 0HT
Received
27 Jul 2026
Validated
27 Jul 2026
Ward
Calne Central ED
Parish
Calne CP
Case officer
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Decision outlook

Day 74, past the statutory target. 72% of commercial and major works in Wiltshire are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 26 Oct 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 4 Oct 2026.

Day 7418 days past the 56-day target
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

24comments received
1 objecting20 neutral3 supporting

13% support · below the UK average of 16%

Last counted 4 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
23 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