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Dismissed6 August 20253363974

The Rails, Oxon Place, Swindon, Bishopstone, SN6 8PS

Planning appeal 3363974 at The Rails, Oxon Place, Swindon, Bishopstone, SN6 8PS (Swindon Borough Council) was dismissed on 6 August 2025 by Inspector Kay D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the appeal development on the character and appearance of the Bishopstone Conservation Area and on the setting of the Grade II listed 'Dingle Cottage'.

the erection of a 1.8-metre-high perimeter fence

Authority
Swindon Borough Council
Appeal type
householder · Householder (HAS)
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
other · Householder developments
Inspector
Kay D
Postcode
SN6 8PS

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the appeal development on the character and appearance of the Bishopstone Conservation Area and on the setting of the Grade II listed 'Dingle Cottage'

What decided it

The removal of mature green boundary vegetation and its replacement with a prominent timber fence causes less than substantial harm to the conservation area and listed building setting, with no public benefits to justify this harm under NPPF paragraph 215.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy DE1Policy EN10
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 215Paragraph 189Paragraph 16

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