Planning application
Chippenham Substation, Off Upper Cocklebury Lane, Chippenham, Wiltshire, SN15 1GE
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Lawful development certificate for proposed development consisting of the installation of 132kV transformer and bund, replacement of existing 33kV switchgear, formation of access, and erection of 2.4m fence
As published by the council, reference PL/2025/08337
Application record
- Reference
- PL/2025/08337
- Type
- Lawful development: Proposed use
- Status
- Closed
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approve
- Received
- 17 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 17 Oct 2025
- Decided
- 2 Feb 2026
- Ward
- Chippenham Monkton ED
- Parish
- Chippenham CP
- Postcode
- SN15 1GE
Site history
Applications at this address on the Wiltshire register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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PL/2026/00100 Granted
Chippenham Substation, Off Upper Cocklebury Lane, Chippenham, Wiltshire, SN15 1GE
Notification under Part 15, Class B of GPDO 2015 for approval of details of the design and external appearance of 33kV switchgear room
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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17 Oct 2025
Received by Wiltshire
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2 Feb 2026
Decision issued: Approve
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12 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
14 documents on file for this application
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Wiltshire granted permission on 2 February 2026, 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 lawful development applications
A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.
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