Planning application
Old Gas Works site (B252, B254, B257), MOD Dstl Porton Down, Manor Farm Road, Salisbury, SP4 0JQ
Works: Demolition
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Demolish a cluster of three vacant brick-built buildings of a total of 382m2 GIA constructed around 1941/1942. B252 was originally constructed to generate town gas, B254 and B257 were technical facilities. B254 and B257 have been out of use for over
As published by the council, reference PL/2025/09479
Application record
- Reference
- PL/2025/09479
- Type
- Prior notification: Demolition
- Status
- Closed
- Decision
- Prior Approval Granted
- Received
- 15 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 15 Dec 2025
- Decided
- 2 Jan 2026
- Ward
- Winterslow & Upper Bourne Valley ED
- Parish
- Idmiston CP
- Postcode
- SP4 0JQ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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15 Dec 2025
Received by Wiltshire
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2 Jan 2026
Decision issued: Prior Approval Granted
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26 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
5 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Wiltshire granted permission on 2 January 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 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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