Planning application
COACH HOUSE FARM, LITTLE SOMERFORD, CHIPPENHAM, SN15 5BH
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Application for prior approval under Class Q of the GPDO 2015 (as amended), for change of use of agricultural building into 1 no. dwellinghouses (Class C3) with associated operational development.
As published by the council, reference PL/2025/07656
Application record
- Reference
- PL/2025/07656
- Type
- Prior approval Part 3 Class Q: Agricultural buildings to dwellinghouses
- Status
- Closed
- Decision
- Granted As published: Prior Approval Not Required
- Received
- 1 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 1 Oct 2025
- Decided
- 2 Dec 2025
- Ward
- Brinkworth ED
- Parish
- Little Somerford CP
- Postcode
- SN15 5BH
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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1 Oct 2025
Received by Wiltshire
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2 Dec 2025
Decision issued: Prior Approval Not Required
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12 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
10 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Wiltshire granted permission on 2 December 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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