Planning appeal decision
Rectory Farm, High St, Ogbourne St George, SN8 1SL
Planning appeal 6001213 at Rectory Farm, High St, Ogbourne St George, SN8 1SL (Wiltshire Council) was allowed on 11 March 2026 by Inspector Reeves K, 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 building and the wider area.
single and two-storey (plus roof) rear extension to replace existing single-storey extension, replacement of windows, rebuilding and alterations to outbuildings, erection of gate and garden wall, and associated alteration
- Authority
- Wiltshire Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Reeves K
- Postcode
- SN8 1SL
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the appeal building and the wider area
- the living conditions of the occupiers of Mill Cottage, having regard to privacy
What decided it
The weight afforded to the fallback position of the approved August 2025 scheme, which established that a substantially similar development was acceptable, meant the modest disputed variations would not result in unacceptable harm to character, appearance or neighbouring privacy.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Core Policy 57 of the Wiltshire Core Strategy (2015)Appendix D of the Wiltshire Design Guide
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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