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Allowed13 August 20253364557

56 Sadlers Mead, Chippenham, Wiltshire, SN15 3PD

Planning appeal 3364557 at 56 Sadlers Mead, Chippenham, Wiltshire, SN15 3PD (Wiltshire Council) was allowed on 13 August 2025 by Inspector Hughes S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the appeal property and the surrounding area.

for “minor revisions to approved application PL/2024/07217 for a loft conversion, front porch and alterations (see revised plans)”

Authority
Wiltshire Council
Appeal type
householder · Householder (HAS)
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Householder developments
Inspector
Hughes S
Postcode
SN15 3PD

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the appeal property and the surrounding area

What decided it

The appeal property's individual positioning at the 90-degree bend next to detached two-storey housing, combined with the site's location at a transition point between different house styles, justified the half-hipped roof design and fenestration changes as not harmful to character and appearance.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy 57 of the Wiltshire Core StrategyWiltshire Design Guide 2024, Shaping the future: My Place, Your Place, Our Place

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