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Allowed12 February 20263368630

Land to West of Care Home (Former Police Station), Wood Lane, Chippenham, SN15 3HS

Planning appeal 3368630 at Land to West of Care Home (Former Police Station), Wood Lane, Chippenham, SN15 3HS (Wiltshire Council) was allowed on 12 February 2026 by Inspector Nicholls H, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the design of the development would be acceptable and its effects on the character and appearance of the Chippenham Conservation Area (CA).

development of 17 No. dwellinghouses (Use Class C3), including 7 no. affordable units, and associated works, including demolition of the existing car park structure

Authority
Wiltshire Council
Appeal type
major · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Major dwellings
Inspector
Nicholls H
Postcode
SN15 3HS

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether the design of the development would be acceptable and its effects on the character and appearance of the Chippenham Conservation Area (CA)
  • whether the development would secure sufficient sustainability measures
  • the effects on trees
  • the effects on the biodiversity value of the site and surrounding area

What decided it

The considerable shortfall in five-year housing land supply, combined with the delivery of 17 dwellings including 7 affordable units on a sustainably located brownfield site with an extant permission, outweighed the identified harms and design shortcomings.

The benefits of housing delivery on a brownfield site with an extant permission, in the context of a significant housing land supply shortfall, outweighed the tree losses and design shortcomings, particularly given the absence of strong reasons for refusal in relation to protected assets.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy H2Policy TC4Policy CP57Policy CP58Policy CP64Policy SSC1Policy SCC2Policy 41Policy GI5Policy CP51Policy GI1Policy CP50
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 58

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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