Planning application
LACOCK ABBEY, HIGH STREET, LACOCK, CHIPPENHAM, SN15 2LG
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Removal of masonry chimney capping and replacement with stainless steel flue liner and terminal
As published by the council, reference PL/2025/09087
Application record
- Reference
- PL/2025/09087
- Type
- Listed building consent (Alt/Ext)
- Status
- Closed
- Decision
- Approve
- Received
- 17 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 17 Nov 2025
- Decided
- 12 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Corsham Without ED
- Parish
- Lacock CP
- Postcode
- SN15 2LG
Site history
Applications at this address on the Wiltshire register
This site has had 5 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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PL/2026/05257 Awaiting decision
LACOCK ABBEY, HIGH STREET, LACOCK, CHIPPENHAM, SN15 2LG
T1 Fraxinus excelsior - Reduction of limb as far back as the main trunk due to a cavity with active fungi at the branch union with significant decay. the reason for this being that this branch overhangs a visitor footpath.
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PL/2026/05216 Awaiting decision
LACOCK ABBEY, HIGH STREET, LACOCK, CHIPPENHAM, SN15 2LG
T1 Beech - Reduce canopy by 3 meters
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PL/2025/09735 Awaiting decision
Lacock Abbey, High Street, Lacock, Chippenham, SN15 2LG
Discharge of conditions 1 (work commencement deadline) and 3b (Archaeological works) of PL/2023/05998 - Installation of conventional lightning protection system employing a Faraday Cage involving network of air terminations and down conductors over roofs
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PL/2025/09068 Granted
LACOCK ABBEY, HIGH STREET, LACOCK, CHIPPENHAM, SN15 2LG
Works to carefully dismantle and re-build defective chimney
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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17 Nov 2025
Received by Wiltshire
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12 Mar 2026
Decision issued: Approve
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12 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
8 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Wiltshire granted permission on 12 March 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.
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