Planning application
Emmaus School, School Lane, Staverton, Trowbridge, BA14 6NZ
Works: Extension Demolition Small domestic
Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Unstable existing boundary wall to be removed and replaced with 2m high bow topped fencing in front of new building and with 3m high fencing at car park end of site, Existing "lean to" single storey extension at rear of existing building to be demolished
As published by the council, reference PL/2025/08325
Application record
- Reference
- PL/2025/08325
- Type
- Non-Material Amendment
- Status
- Closed
- Decision
- Refuse
- Received
- 17 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 17 Oct 2025
- Decided
- 5 Nov 2025
- Ward
- Holt ED
- Parish
- Staverton CP
- Postcode
- BA14 6NZ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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17 Oct 2025
Received by Wiltshire
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5 Nov 2025
Decision issued: Refuse
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12 Aug 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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The process from here
The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.
Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.
About amendments applications
How this application type works
An amendment application changes a permission that already exists. Non-material amendments cover small adjustments with no wider effect, while minor material amendments, usually made by varying a condition, allow modest design changes without a fresh application. Anything beyond that needs a new permission, so the scope here is deliberately narrow.
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