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Merlins Gate Farm, Broad Town, Swindon, SN4 7RB

Refused Wiltshire PL/2024/09468 Prior approval Part 3 Class Q: Agricultural buildings to dwellinghouses

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

The prior approval for a change of use from an agricultural building to a dwelling house under Class Q. The proposed building is located to the south east of Merlins Gate Farm.

As published by the council, reference PL/2024/09468

Application record

Reference
PL/2024/09468
Type
Prior approval Part 3 Class Q: Agricultural buildings to dwellinghouses
Status
Closed
Decision
Refused As published: Prior Approval Refused
Received
21 Oct 2024
Validated
21 Oct 2024
Decided
16 Dec 2024
Ward
Royal Wootton Bassett South & West ED
Parish
Broad Town CP
Postcode
SN4 7RB

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 21 Oct 2024

    Received by Wiltshire

  2. 16 Dec 2024

    Decision issued: Prior Approval Refused

  3. 5 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

13 documents on file for this application

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What this refusal means

Wiltshire refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About prior approval applications

Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.

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