Planning application
2 MARKET PLACE, CHIPPENHAM, SN15 3HE
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Schedule 2, Part 3, Class MA of the General Permitted Development Order - Application for Prior Approval for the Change of Use of the Commercial Second and Third Floors to Residential Use (to provide 4 Units) and Access via First Floor
As published by the council, reference PL/2025/06982
Application record
- Reference
- PL/2025/06982
- Type
- Prior Approval Part 3, Class MA: Commercial, business and service uses to dwellinghouses
- Status
- Closed
- Decision
- Prior Approval Granted with Conditions
- Received
- 1 Sep 2025
- Validated
- 1 Sep 2025
- Decided
- 26 Nov 2025
- Ward
- Chippenham Hardens & Central ED
- Parish
- Chippenham CP
- Postcode
- SN15 3HE
Site history
Applications at this address on the Wiltshire register
This site has had 4 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 1 refused.
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PL/2026/04632 Awaiting decision
2 MARKET PLACE, CHIPPENHAM, SN15 3HE
Change of Use of Ground Floor From Class E to Residential Use.
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PL/2026/03975 Refused
2 Market Place, Chippenham, SN15 3HE
Partial Discharge of Condition 1 (Details of Cycle Parking) relating to application PL/2026/00068.
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PL/2026/00068 Granted
2 MARKET PLACE, CHIPPENHAM, SN15 3HE
APPLICATION FOR PRIOR APPROVAL FOR THE CHANGE OF USE OF FIRST FLOOR FROM CLASS E TO RESIDENTIAL USE
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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1 Sep 2025
Received by Wiltshire
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26 Nov 2025
Decision issued: Prior Approval Granted with Conditions
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12 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
15 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Wiltshire granted permission on 26 November 2025, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. 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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2 MARKET PLACE, CHIPPENHAM, SN15 3HE
APPLICATION FOR PRIOR APPROVAL FOR THE CHANGE OF USE OF FIRST FLOOR FROM CLASS E TO RESIDENTIAL USE
Granted Prior approval 12 docs -
2 Market Place, Chippenham, SN15 3HE
Partial Discharge of Condition 1 (Details of Cycle Parking) relating to application PL/2026/00068.
Refused Conditions -
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