Planning appeal decision
Reybridge Farm Stables, 32 Reybridge, Lacock, Chippenham, SN15 2PF
Planning appeal 3366545 at Reybridge Farm Stables, 32 Reybridge, Lacock, Chippenham, SN15 2PF (Wiltshire Council) was dismissed on 13 November 2025 by Inspector Chamberlain G, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the significance of the listed building.
‘Conversion of existing stables into a single storey three- bedroom dwelling house, with extensions to the eastern and western ends’
- Authority
- Wiltshire Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Chamberlain G
- Postcode
- SN15 2PF
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on the significance of the listed building
- Whether the appeal site is an appropriate location for the proposed development, with reference to the spatial strategy in the development plan
What decided it
The less than substantial harm to the listed building caused by unnecessary and unsympathetic design elements, particularly the smaller extension, was not outweighed by the public benefits of the scheme, and the proposal conflicted with the development plan's spatial strategy for rural conversions.
The less than substantial harm to the listed building was not outweighed by the public benefits of the proposal, which included retention and reuse of the building, removal of an unsightly modern structure, provision of one dwelling in a context of acute housing land supply shortfall (2.42 years), and modest economic and environmental benefits.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CP1Policy CP2Policy CP11Policy CP48Policy H4Policy 57Policy 58
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 84
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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