Planning application
PL/2025/09480
Old Science park buildings, MOD Dstl Porton Down, Manor Farm Road, Salisbury, SP4 0JQ
Proposal
Demolition of a series of generally brick built buildings of a total of 3277m2 GIA. The majority (B224, B226, B227, B228, B229, B349 and small outbuildings) were constructed in the period 1937 – 1943 as laboratories and offices for scientific research. B
As published by the council, reference PL/2025/09480
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
What a grant of permission means
The process from here
Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.
Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.
About prior approval applications
How this application type works
Prior approval applications arise where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, such as larger home extensions, changes of use to housing or agricultural buildings. The council may only consider the specific matters set out in the rules, for example transport, flooding or appearance, and in many classes the work may proceed if the council does not respond within the deadline, commonly 56 days.
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PL/2021/05201 Granted
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Discharge of conditions 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 15, 16, 17 & 19 of planning application S/2013/0413 (Vary condition 11 of S/2007/1402 (b1 development, comprising offices & laboratories, open space, roads & car parking) to No construction work, nor the mov
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PL/2021/03990 Granted
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PL/2025/09479 Granted
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