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Allowed8 January 20263365948

Heleigh Cottage, Bath Road, Middle Hill, Box, Corsham, Wiltshire, SN13 8QB

Planning appeal 3365948 at Heleigh Cottage, Bath Road, Middle Hill, Box, Corsham, Wiltshire, SN13 8QB (Wiltshire Council) was allowed on 8 January 2026 by Inspector Hughes S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether or not the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt.

the “replacement and alteration of existing extensions to the main house, internal renovations, addition of an air source heat pump and photovoltaic panels, together with driveway and landscape enhancement works. (Resubmission - PL/2024/07238)”

Authority
Wiltshire Council
Appeal type
householder · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Householder developments
Inspector
Hughes S
Postcode
SN13 8QB

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether or not the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt
  • the effect of the development upon the character and appearance of the area
  • the effect of the development upon protected bat species

What decided it

The proposed extensions, whilst doubling the volume of the original building, would appear proportionate and subservient through their design, materials and siting, and would therefore not constitute disproportionate additions to the original building in the Green Belt.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Core Policy 57Core Policy 50
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 154Paragraph 156

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