Planning application
Lacock Abbey, High Street, Lacock, Chippenham, SN15 2LG
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
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
As published by the council, reference PL/2025/09735
Application record
- Reference
- PL/2025/09735
- Type
- Approval of details reserved by a condition
- Status
- Under Consultation
- Received
- 12 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 12 Dec 2025
- 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/2025/09087 Granted
LACOCK ABBEY, HIGH STREET, LACOCK, CHIPPENHAM, SN15 2LG
Removal of masonry chimney capping and replacement with stainless steel flue liner and terminal
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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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12 Dec 2025
Received by Wiltshire
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26 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 6 February 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Wiltshire took a median of 50 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
3 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Wiltshire for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Wiltshire decided condition discharge and variation applications in a median of 53 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About condition discharge and variation applications
This application deals with conditions on an existing permission, supplying the details a condition requires or asking to vary or remove one, without reopening the permission itself. More in our guide to planning application types.
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Lacock Abbey, High Street, Lacock, SN15 2LG
96% historically approved · decision due ~7 Aug
Addition of support to roof structure above dining room ceiling to reduce movement which is causing ceiling cracking
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LACOCK ABBEY, HIGH STREET, LACOCK, CHIPPENHAM, SN15 2LG
99% historically approved · decision due ~14 Oct
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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Fox Talbot Museum, High Street, Lacock, Chippenham, SN15 2LG
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Granted Heritage and listed buildings 9 docs -
LACOCK ABBEY, HIGH STREET, LACOCK, CHIPPENHAM, SN15 2LG
99% historically approved · decision due ~13 Oct
T1 Beech - Reduce canopy by 3 meters
Awaiting decision Trees 4 docs -
LACOCK ABBEY, HIGH STREET, LACOCK, CHIPPENHAM, SN15 2LG
Removal of masonry chimney capping and replacement with stainless steel flue liner and terminal
Granted Heritage and listed buildings 8 docs -
Lacock Abbey High Street Lacock Chippenham Wiltshire SN15 2LG
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