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Aldi, Langley Park, Foundry Lane, Chippenham, SN15 1JB

PL/2026/01126Prior approval Part 14 Class J: Installation or alteration etc of solar equipment on non-domestic premisesApproved
Outline / PiP

Approved on 8 April 2026

Council decision: Prior Approval Granted

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

Proposal

Prior Approval Application for the installation of solar PVs at the existing ALDI Foodstore

Submitted
17 February 2026
Ward
Chippenham Monkton ED
  1. Received17 Feb
  2. Validated17 Feb
  3. Consult.24 Mar
  4. Target14 Apr
  5. Decided8 Apr

Decided in 50 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is an outline application for a solar installation at Aldi, Langley Park, Foundry Lane, Chippenham, SN15 1JB. Wiltshire has handled 971 applications of this type. This one was decided in 50 days. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 19 applications across Chippenham Monkton ED. We hold 909 applications in total for the SN15 postcode area.

80% of outline 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
SN15 1JB
Application type
Prior approval Part 14 Class J: Installation or alteration etc of solar equipment on non-domestic premises
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Chippenham CP

Planning application dates

Date validated
17 February 2026
Consultation expiry
24 March 2026
Consultation end
24 March 2026
Target decision date
14 April 2026

Planning decision

Case officer
Isobella Wise
Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Documents
1

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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

  • Brownfield land register: Langley Park, Foundry Lane, ChippenhamRegister site at or near this address
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Possibly incomplete for this council: tree preservation orders.

Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage areas, conservation 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, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves and heritage coasts.

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.

Source: Wiltshire

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