Planning application
Reid's Tackle, Witherington Farm, Witherington Road, Salisbury, SP5 3QT
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Change of use of existing building from a tackle/bait shop and café to a flexible use within Use Class B8 and Class E (limited to E(b), E(d), E(f) and E(g)), and/or continued retail use associated with the adjoining lakes and farm.
As published by the council, reference PL/2026/04888
Application record
- Reference
- PL/2026/04888
- Type
- Full planning permission
- Status
- Under Consultation
- Received
- 4 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 4 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Downton & Ebble Valley ED
- Parish
- Downton CP
- Postcode
- SP5 3QT
Comment by 18 September 2026
The council is taking comments on this application until then. Comments go to Wiltshire through their own planning portal.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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4 Aug 2026
Received by Wiltshire
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23 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 29 September 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 49 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
8 documents on file for this application
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Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat 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 full applications in a median of 79 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About full applications
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