Planning appeal decision
The Mount, Upper Seagry, Chippenham, SN15 5EX
Planning appeal 3343960 at The Mount, Upper Seagry, Chippenham, SN15 5EX (Wiltshire Council) was allowed on 21 January 2025 by Inspector Pickernell E, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed design amendments on the character and appearance of the area.
erection of an agricultural building for livestock and machinery storage and associated track without complying with a condition attached to planning permission Ref PL/2021/08755, dated 19 April 2022
- Authority
- Wiltshire Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- agricultural · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Pickernell E
- Postcode
- SN15 5EX
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed design amendments on the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The proposed design amendments, whilst less articulated than the approved design, do not result in harm to character and appearance given the modest increase in footprint, the functional nature of agricultural buildings, and the variety of existing agricultural structures in the locality.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Core Policy 51Core Policy 57Policy SNP5Policy SNP6
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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