Planning appeal decision
Bourne Works, High Street, Collingbourne Ducis, Hampshire, SN8 3EQ
Planning appeal 3365871 at Bourne Works, High Street, Collingbourne Ducis, Hampshire, SN8 3EQ (Wiltshire Council) was dismissed on 15 December 2025 by Inspector Kent R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the development would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Collingbourne Ducis Conservation Area.
a “new dwelling
- Authority
- Wiltshire Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Kent R
- Postcode
- SN8 3EQ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the development would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Collingbourne Ducis Conservation Area
- whether the proposed development would preserve the settings of the grade II listed buildings known as 48 High Street and Hope Cottage
What decided it
The less than substantial but nevertheless considerable harm to the character and appearance of the Conservation Area and the settings of the listed buildings could not be justified by the public benefits of housing delivery and previously developed land reuse.
the moderate benefit of providing an additional dwelling and the substantial benefit of reusing previously developed land were insufficient to outweigh the considerable harm to the designated heritage assets, resulting in dismissal
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Core Policy 57Core Policy 58
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 215Paragraph 232
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.
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