Wiltshire planning committee decisions
34 decisions from the committee's minutes, 3 Sep 2025 to 17 Sep 2026. Each sets out what was proposed, what officers advised, what was said and how the committee decided.
1 in 5 decisions went against officer advice
1.9 times the rate across all 346 councils with committee decisions on Plota (11.1%), 32nd highest of 205 councils with at least 15 decisions.
- Decisions
- 34
- Approved
- 73.5%
- Against officer advice
- 20.6%
- Meetings
- 25
How Wiltshire compares
Share of decisions against officer advice at the 205 councils with at least 15 decisions on Plota. Each dot is a council.
More or less favourable than its officers?
Wiltshire's committee is less favourable to applicants than its officers. Officers recommended approval in 90.3% of these decisions; the committee approved 80.6%, 9.7 points fewer.
Across all 346 councils, committees approve 2.6 points fewer than their officers recommend, so Wiltshire leans further against applicants than most.
Over the 31 decided applications with a clear officer recommendation.
Source: Plota analysis of Wiltshire's planning committee minutes and officer reports.
What it decides
73.5% approved and 17.6% refused. Wiltshire's minutes do not record vote counts.
Show as a table
| Month | Approved | Refused | Other |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 25 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 25 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Jan 26 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Feb 26 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 26 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 26 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| May 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 26 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Jul 26 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Aug 26 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Source: Plota analysis of Wiltshire's planning committee minutes.
When it overrules its officers
7 of 34 decisions went against the planning officers' recommendation.
Which way
What kind of application
From the 7 of 7 with a recorded application type; one application can count under more than one.
Source: Plota analysis of Wiltshire's planning committee minutes and officer reports.
Recent decisions against officer advice
- Mixed-use commercial developmentArmishaw Removals, Netherhampton Road, Netherhampton, SalisburyOfficers advised approval because the benefits outweighed manageable highway, amenity and environmental impacts with conditions.Refused
- Anaerobic digestion facilityLand at Park Grounds, Brinkworth Road, Royal Wootton Bassett, SwindonOfficers advised approval because the allocated waste site could provide renewable energy, fertiliser and waste treatment without significant planning harm.Refused
- Four industrial units*Land to the South of Sunrise Way, Solstice Park, AmesburyOfficers advised approval because employment benefits outweighed limited, condition-controlled amenity impacts.Refused
- Three workshop unitsEnfield Works, Upper Westwood, WiltshireOfficers advised approval because the brownfield scheme supported rural employment without material harm to the landscape, Green Belt, neighbours, highways, ecology or heritage.Refused
- Solar farm with battery storageWhistle Mead Solar Farm, Little Chalfield, MelkshamOfficers advised approval because renewable energy benefits outweighed limited, temporary and localised landscape harm, subject to conditions.Refused
- Painted striped frontageThe Moonrakers Inn, High Street, PewseyOfficers advised refusal because the permanent stripes harm the listed building and conservation area, with no public benefits outweighing that harm.Approved
Latest decisions
Newest first. Each links to the full write-up: the proposal, the officers' advice, what was said and the vote.
September 2026 1
August 2026 2
- Mixed-use commercial developmentArmishaw Removals, Netherhampton Road, Netherhampton, SalisburyRefused
- Up to 58 homesLand North of Berryfield Lane, MelkshamApproved
July 2026 4
- Progress Pride flagWiltshire Council, County Hall, Bythesea Road, TrowbridgeApproved
- Anaerobic digestion facilityLand at Park Grounds, Brinkworth Road, Royal Wootton Bassett, SwindonRefused
- Temporary construction access footpathLand south of Malmesbury Church of England Primary School, Tetbury HillApproved
- Primary school expansionMalmesbury C Of E Primary School, Tetbury Hill, MalmesburyApproved
June 2026 3
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