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Chippenham Substation, Off Upper Cocklebury Lane, Chippenham, Wiltshire, SN15 1GE

Granted Wiltshire PL/2026/00100 Notification under Part 15 Class B of GPDO-2015

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
Granted As published: 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.

  • 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

    Decided 2 Feb 2026 Lawful development

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 9 Dec 2025

    Received by Wiltshire

  2. 22 Jan 2026

    Decision issued: Approve

  3. 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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What this grant of permission means

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.

About outline applications

An outline application tests the principle of developing a site, holding back details such as appearance and landscaping as reserved matters for later approval. More in our guide to planning application types.

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  • Chippenham Substation, Off Upper Cocklebury Lane, Chippenham, Wiltshire, SN15 1GE

    PL/2025/08337 Submitted 17 Oct 2025 50 yards away

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    Granted Lawful development 14 docs
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