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
Notification under Part 15, Class B of GPDO 2015 for approval of details of the design and external appearance of 33kV switchgear room
As published by the council, reference PL/2026/00100
Application record
- Reference
- PL/2026/00100
- Type
- Notification under Part 15 Class B of GPDO-2015
- Status
- Closed
- Decision
- Approve
- Received
- 9 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 9 Dec 2025
- Decided
- 22 Jan 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/2025/08337 Granted
Chippenham Substation, Off Upper Cocklebury Lane, Chippenham, Wiltshire, SN15 1GE
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
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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9 Dec 2025
Received by Wiltshire
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22 Jan 2026
Decision issued: Approve
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26 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
11 documents on file for this application
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Wiltshire granted permission on 22 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.
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