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PORTWAY HOUSE, OLD SARUM PARK, OLD SARUM, SALISBURY, SP4 6EB

Awaiting decision Wiltshire PL/2026/05619 Prior approval Part 3 Class T: Business, hotels, etc. to state-funded schools or registered nursery

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

Proposal

Change of use from Class E to state funded school.

As published by the council, reference PL/2026/05619

Application record

Reference
PL/2026/05619
Type
Prior approval Part 3 Class T: Business, hotels, etc. to state-funded schools or registered nursery
Status
Under Consultation
Received
4 Sep 2026
Validated
4 Sep 2026
Ward
Old Sarum & Lower Bourne Valley ED
Parish
Laverstock & Ford CP
Postcode
SP4 6EB

Comment by 5 October 2026

The council is taking comments on this application until then. Comments go to Wiltshire through their own planning portal.

Site history

Applications at this address on the Wiltshire register

This site has had 4 applications since 2021: 1 approved, 2 refused.

  • PL/2026/00652 Refused

    Portway House, Old Sarum Park, Old Sarum, Salisbury, SP4 6EB

    Proposed new vehicular, pedestrian access, and dropped kerb with removal of three temporary structures and replacement of trees

    Decided 2 Jul 2026 Full applications
  • PL/2025/09973 Refused

    PORTWAY HOUSE, OLD SARUM PARK, OLD SARUM, SALISBURY, SP4 6EB

    Prior Approval under Part MA of the GPDO for the change of use of Class E space to form 20 apartments (Class C3).

    Decided 7 May 2026 Prior approval
  • PL/2021/07335 Granted

    Portway House Old Sarum Park Old Sarum Salisbury SP4 6EB

    Variation of condition 2 for application 18/07607/FUL - Temporary siting for 5 years, of a two storey modular building to provide temporary office space during the refurbishment of Portway House.

    Decided 13 Sep 2021 Amendments

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 4 Sep 2026

    Received by Wiltshire

  2. 11 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 30 October 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

2 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 prior approval applications in a median of 28 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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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