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40 The Borough, Downton, Salisbury, SP5 3ND

PL/2024/07405Full planning permissionRefused
Full

Refused on 8 October 2024

Council decision: Refuse

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Erection of a new dwelling.

Submitted
7 August 2024
Ward
Downton & Ebble Valley ED
  1. Received7 Aug
  2. Validated7 Aug
  3. Consult.3 Oct
  4. Target10 Oct
  5. Decided8 Oct

Decided in 62 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a new dwelling at 40 The Borough, Downton, Salisbury, SP5 3ND. Wiltshire has handled 9,967 applications of this type. This one was decided in 62 days, 13 days longer than Wiltshire's typical decision time. The site is in the Downton conservation area, with 9 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 63 applications across Downton & Ebble Valley ED. We hold 1,703 applications in total for the SP5 postcode area.

93% of full applications at Wiltshire Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 7 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
SP5 3ND
Application type
Full planning permission
Scale / size
Medium
Parish
Downton CP

Planning application dates

Date validated
7 August 2024
Consultation expiry
3 October 2024
Consultation end
3 October 2024
Target decision date
10 October 2024

Planning decision

Statutory period
64 days

Appeal history

3363270
Dismissed
Type: Planning AppealProcedure: Written RepresentationsDecision: 26 September 2025Dev Type: Minor DwellingsReason: Refusal

Additional information

Documents
11

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • Flood zone 2: Medium probability (rivers and sea)
  • Conservation area: Downton
  • Nutrient neutrality catchment: River Avon SACApplies to new homes and overnight accommodation

Possibly incomplete for this council: tree preservation orders.

Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Planning history at this site

1 other application at this property, newest first.

  1. 2023
    20 Dec

    Erection of a detached dwelling and associated works

    WithdrawnListed building consentPL/2024/00107

Source: Wiltshire

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