Planning application
66 MARKET PLACE, CHIPPENHAM, SN15 3JA
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Schedule 2, Part 3, Class MA of the General Permitted Development Order - Application for Prior Approval for the Change of Use of the Commercial First and Second Floors to Residential Use (to provide 8 Units)
As published by the council, reference PL/2026/03833
Application record
- Reference
- PL/2026/03833
- Type
- Prior Approval Part 3, Class MA: Commercial, business and service uses to dwellinghouses
- Status
- Closed
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approve with Conditions
- Received
- 12 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 12 Jun 2026
- Decided
- 7 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Chippenham Hardens & Central ED
- Parish
- Chippenham CP
- Postcode
- SN15 3JA
Site history
Applications at this address on the Wiltshire register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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PL/2026/04270 Awaiting decision
66 Market Place, Chippenham, SN15 3JA
External alterations to building including replacement cladding and insertion of new windows and access doors.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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12 Jun 2026
Received by Wiltshire
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1 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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7 Aug 2026
Decision issued: Approve with Conditions
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
14 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Wiltshire granted permission on 7 August 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 prior approval applications
Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.
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66 Market Place, Chippenham, SN15 3JA
89% historically approved · decision due ~2 Sep
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Awaiting decision Full applications Windows or glazing 6 docs -
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