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Borrowback Stables, Roman Road, Ford, Salisbury, SP4 6DL

PL/2026/02552Prior approval Part 4 Class BC: Temporary Recreational CampsitesRefused
Outline / PiP

Refused on 3 June 2026

Council decision: Prior Approval Refused1 reason for refusal

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

Proposal

Prior Approval for use of land as temporary campsite - see application for dates.

Submitted
29 April 2026
Ward
Old Sarum & Lower Bourne Valley ED
  1. Received29 Apr
  2. Validated29 Apr
  3. Consult.21 May
  4. Target24 Jun
  5. Decided3 Jun

Decided in 35 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is an outline application at Borrowback Stables, Roman Road, Ford, Salisbury, SP4 6DL. Wiltshire has handled 971 applications of this type. This one was decided in 35 days, 2 weeks quicker than Wiltshire's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 35 applications across Old Sarum & Lower Bourne Valley ED. We hold 550 applications in total for the SP4 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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Why it was refused

  1. The Environment Agency has objected to the temporary use of the land as a campsite, as it falls within a flood risk vulnerability category that is inappropriate to the Flood Zone in which the site is located. The application is therefore contrary to the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) and Planning Practice Guidance (PPG) and paragraphs BC.3—(4)(a) and (b) of Class BC of the GPDO. You are therefore unable to proceed with the development and planning permission is required.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
SP4 6DL
Application type
Prior approval Part 4 Class BC: Temporary Recreational Campsites
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Laverstock & Ford CP

Planning application dates

Date validated
29 April 2026
Consultation expiry
21 May 2026
Consultation end
21 May 2026
Target decision date
24 June 2026

Planning decision

Case officer
Becky Jones
Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Documents
4

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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

  • 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 (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, 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.

Source: Wiltshire

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