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The Co Operative Food, High Street, Box, Corsham, SN13 8NQ

PL/2024/07472Full planning permissionRefused
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Refused on 12 December 2024

Council decision: Refuse2 reasons for refusal

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Erection of x8 condenser units on rear elevation of food store and associated works to include installation of 2.75m high acoustic fence and fitting of insulation covers (part retrospective)

Submitted
9 August 2024
Ward
Box & Colerne ED
  1. Received9 Aug
  2. Validated9 Aug
  3. Consult.11 Sep
  4. Target29 Nov
  5. Decided12 Dec

Decided in 125 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application at THE CO OPERATIVE FOOD, HIGH STREET, BOX, CORSHAM, SN13 8NQ. Wiltshire has handled 9,967 applications of this type. This one was decided in 125 days, 11 weeks longer than Wiltshire's typical decision time. The site is in the Box conservation area, with 14 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 87 applications across Box & Colerne ED. We hold 1,369 applications in total for the SN13 postcode area.

93% of full applications at Wiltshire Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 7 weeks (median).

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Why it was refused

  1. The 8No. air condenser units, by reason of their scale and siting are harmful to the character and appearance of the Box conservation area, and the setting of adjacent listed buildings. Additionally, the proposed acoustic fence, due to its size, materials and siting in an elevated position would also be harmful to the character and appearance of the Box conservation area, and the setting of adjacent listed buildings. The harm identified is not justified or outweighed by sufficient public benefits. The development fails to comply with Core Policies CP57 (i), (iii), (iv), (xii) and 58 (iii), (iv) of the Wiltshire Core Strategy 2015 and paragraphs 135, 139, 202, 207, 213 & 215 of the National Planning Policy Framework.
  2. The submitted noise impact assessment indicates that, owing to the location of the air condenser units, mitigation measures to reduce the noise impacts on occupants of adjacent dwellings will be necessary. Mitigation has been proposed in the form of an acoustic fence; however, it has not been demonstrated that this measure will be effective and reducing noise whilst also leading to design and heritage concerns. In the absence of an acceptable and achievable mitigation scheme to reduce noise the development will give rise to unacceptable adverse impacts on the amenity of occupiers of neighbouring dwellings. The development fails to comply with Core Policy CP57 (vii) of the Wiltshire Core Strategy, saved policy NE18 of the North Wiltshire Local Plan and paragraphs 135, 187 & 198 of the National Planning Policy Framework.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
SN13 8NQ
Application type
Full planning permission
Scale / size
Medium
Parish
Box CP

Planning application dates

Date validated
9 August 2024
Consultation expiry
11 September 2024
Consultation end
11 September 2024
Target decision date
29 November 2024

Planning decision

Statutory period
112 days

Additional information

Documents
12

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • Conservation area: Box
  • Listed building: Grade II: The Poynder FountainOn or next to this site
  • Green belt: Wiltshire
  • National Landscape (AONB): Cotswolds
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Possibly incomplete for this council: tree preservation orders.

Also checked, none recorded (19)

flood storage areas, Article 4 directions, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

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