Planning application
6 Townsend Close, Mere, Warminster, BA12 6JZ
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Certificate of Lawfulness for the Proposed erection of gym building and 2-person sauna located over 1 metre from the boundary in the private residential garden of 6 Townsend Close.
As published by the council, reference PL/2026/04014
Application record
- Reference
- PL/2026/04014
- Type
- Lawful development: Proposed use
- Status
- Closed
- Decision
- Approve
- Received
- 25 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 25 Jun 2026
- Decided
- 14 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Mere ED
- Parish
- Mere CP
- Postcode
- BA12 6JZ
Site history
Applications at this address on the Wiltshire register
This site has had 3 applications since 2026: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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PL/2026/05235 Awaiting decision
6 Townsend Close, Mere, Warminster, BA12 6JZ
Construction of a dormer window formed onto the existing garage roof.
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PL/2026/04013 Split decision
6 Townsend Close, Mere, Warminster, BA12 6JZ
Certificate of Lawfulness for the Proposed construction of a dormer window formed onto the existing garage roof and installation of photovoltaic panels to the garage south pitch roof.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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25 Jun 2026
Received by Wiltshire
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1 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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14 Aug 2026
Decision issued: Approve
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
5 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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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Wiltshire granted permission on 14 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 lawful development applications
A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.
Nearby applications
Within 500 metres
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6 Townsend Close, Mere, Warminster, BA12 6JZ
Certificate of Lawfulness for the Proposed construction of a dormer window formed onto the existing garage roof and installation of photovoltaic panels to the garage south pitch roof.
Split decision Lawful development Loft or dormer Windows or glazing 10 docs -
6 Townsend Close, Mere, Warminster, BA12 6JZ
96% historically approved · decision due ~3 Nov
Construction of a dormer window formed onto the existing garage roof.
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