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Dismissed5 June 20253359957

Land at West End Club, Audley Road, Chippenham, SN14 0EP

Planning appeal 3359957 at Land at West End Club, Audley Road, Chippenham, SN14 0EP (Wiltshire Council) was dismissed on 5 June 2025 by Inspector Hughes S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effects of the proposal on the visual amenity of the area, including its siting within the Chippenham Conservation Area.

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Authority
Wiltshire Council
Appeal type
commercial · Commercial Appeal Service (CAS)
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
advertisement · Other minor developments
Inspector
Hughes S
Postcode
SN14 0EP

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effects of the proposal on the visual amenity of the area, including its siting within the Chippenham Conservation Area
  • the effects of the proposal on public safety

What decided it

The proposal would harm both visual amenity through its prominent and incongruous presence within the conservation area and public safety through distraction at a critical junction with pedestrian crossing.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
CP57CP58TC4
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 141

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