Brindisi, Pollen Lane, Figheldean, Wiltshire, SP4 8JR

Planning appeal 3353365 at Brindisi, Pollen Lane, Figheldean, Wiltshire, SP4 8JR (Wiltshire Council) was dismissed on 21 May 2025 by Inspector Hughes S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect on the character and appearance of the area, including whether the proposed development would preserve the setting of the listed building known as Corner Cottage, whether it would preserve or enhance the setting of the Figheldean Conservation Area (FCA), and the Special Landscape Area (SLA).

demolishing existing property, build replacement dwelling

Authority: Wiltshire Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Hughes S
Postcode: SP4 8JR

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

the effect on the character and appearance of the area, including whether the proposed development would preserve the setting of the listed building known as Corner Cottage, whether it would preserve or enhance the setting of the Figheldean Conservation Area (FCA), and the Special Landscape Area (SLA)
the effect on the living conditions of occupants of Corner Cottage, with particular regard to garden privacy

What decided it

The less than substantial harm to the listed building and conservation area, combined with harm to neighbouring privacy, outweighed the limited public benefits of the replacement dwelling.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Core Policy 57Core Policy 58Core Policy 51Saved Salisbury District Local Plan Policy C6
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 202Paragraph 212

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