Planning appeal decision
25 Hither Spring, Corsham, Wiltshire, SN13 9UT
Planning appeal 3360444 at 25 Hither Spring, Corsham, Wiltshire, SN13 9UT (Wiltshire Council) was dismissed on 11 July 2025 by Inspector Worley E, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the condition is reasonable or necessary in the interests of the living conditions of occupiers of nearby properties.
Installation of air source heat pump
- Authority
- Wiltshire Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- utilities-energy · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Worley E
- Postcode
- SN13 9UT
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the condition is reasonable or necessary in the interests of the living conditions of occupiers of nearby properties
What decided it
Without an acoustic assessment demonstrating that the ASHP would not generate noise levels harmful to neighbouring occupiers' living conditions, the condition requiring such assessment prior to first use was reasonable and necessary.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Core Policy 57
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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.
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