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Land East of Showell Farm, Chippenham, Wiltshire

Awaiting decision Wiltshire PL/2026/03545 Outline planning permission: Some matters reserved

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

Outline Planning Application for up to 400 dwellings (Class C3 use), land for a Local Centre, accommodating commercial, business and service uses (Class E use), drinking establishment and hot food takeaway (Sui Generis); and local community uses (Class F2

As published by the council, reference PL/2026/03545

Application record

Reference
PL/2026/03545
Type
Outline planning permission: Some matters reserved
Status
Under Consultation
Received
4 Jun 2026
Validated
4 Jun 2026
Ward
Chippenham Lowden & Rowden ED;Chippenham Pewsham ED;Corsham Without ED
Parish
Chippenham CP;Lacock CP

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 4 Jun 2026

    Received by Wiltshire

  2. 1 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 30 July 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

68 documents on file for this application

A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.

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What 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 outline applications in a median of 64 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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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