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The Corner Shop, The Headlands, Downton, Salisbury, SP5 3HH

PL/2026/01885Full planning permissionRefused
Full

Refused on 13 May 2026

Council decision: Refuse1 reason for refusal

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

Proposal

Retrospective application for condensing units to the rear of a property in a conservation area.

Submitted
20 March 2026
Ward
Downton & Ebble Valley ED
  1. Received20 Mar
  2. Validated20 Mar
  3. Consult.23 Apr
  4. Target15 May
  5. Decided13 May

Decided in 54 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application at The Corner Shop, The Headlands, Downton, Salisbury, SP5 3HH. Wiltshire has handled 9,967 applications of this type. This one was decided in 54 days, 5 days longer than Wiltshire's typical decision time. The site is in the Downton conservation area, with 3 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application 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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Why it was refused

  1. The proposed development includes fixed plant in the form of refrigeration units located to the rear of the shop. The fixed plant is positioned close to residential units. Although a noise impact assessment has been provided it is not compliant with Wiltshire Council’s Noise and Planning Technical Guidance (October 2023) and does not demonstrate that residential amenity would be adequately protected during nighttime operation. On this basis, the application contained insufficient information to the required level regarding the noise impact of the proposal to allow the Local Planning Authority to be reasonably sure that the proposal will not result in significant adverse effects on residential amenity. The proposal would therefore conflict with para 198 of the NPPF and Wiltshire Core Policy 57 (Ensuring high quality design and place shaping) which requires all development to have regard to the impact on the amenities of existing occupants and ensuring that appropriate levels of amenity are achievable including the consideration of noise pollution.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
SP5 3HH
Application type
Full planning permission
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Downton CP

Planning application dates

Date validated
20 March 2026
Consultation expiry
23 April 2026
Consultation end
23 April 2026
Target decision date
15 May 2026

Planning decision

Case officer
Kate Clements
Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Documents
6

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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

  • Conservation area: Downton
  • Nutrient neutrality catchment: River Avon SACApplies to new homes and overnight accommodation
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

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.

Associated applications

  1. 2026
    23 Jul

    Retrospective application for condensing units to the rear of a property in a conservation area…

    PendingFull planning permissionRelatedPL/2026/04249
  2. 2026
    20 Mar

    Retrospective application for condensing units to the rear of a property in a conservation area.

    This applicationRefusedFullPL/2026/01885

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