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7 Sadlers Mead, Chippenham, SN15 3PA

PL/2026/00302Householder planning permissionRefused
Householder

Refused on 9 March 2026

Council decision: Refuse2 reasons for refusal

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

Proposal

Revisions to approved application PL/2025/05574 to add a single dormer window to the front roof slope and render existing reconstructed stone walls

Submitted
15 January 2026
Ward
Chippenham Monkton ED
  1. Received15 Jan
  2. Validated15 Jan
  3. Consult.27 Feb
  4. Target12 Mar
  5. Decided9 Mar

Decided in 53 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a dormer extension at 7 Sadlers Mead, Chippenham, SN15 3PA. Wiltshire has handled 9,967 applications of this type. This one was decided in 53 days, 4 days longer than Wiltshire's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 19 applications across Chippenham Monkton ED. We hold 909 applications in total for the SN15 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. By reason of its scale, design and external appearance, the proposed alterations to the principal elevation, together with the insertion of a dormer window, is considered to be a poor form of development and will result in a form of development that fails to respond positively to the character, context and distinctiveness of the original building and the wider street scene. As such, the proposal is contrary to Core Policy CP57 of the Wiltshire Core Strategy, the Chippenham and Wiltshire Design Guides as well as section 12 to the NPPF.
  2. The proposed development, by reason of its scale, design and would result in an unacceptable impact on the amenity of adjoining and surrounding residential occupiers through overlooking, loss of privacy and an overbearing effect. The development would fail to protect the reasonable living conditions of neighbouring properties and is therefore contrary to Core Policy 57 (vii) of the Wiltshire Core Strategy (2015), the guidance contained within Appendix D of the Wiltshire Design Guide SPD, and paragraph 135(f) of the National Planning Policy Framework which requires developments to provide a high standard of amenity for existing and future users.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
SN15 3PA
Application type
Householder planning permission
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Chippenham CP

Planning application dates

Date validated
15 January 2026
Consultation expiry
27 February 2026
Consultation end
27 February 2026
Target decision date
12 March 2026

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Appeal history

6010079
Dismissed
Type: Householder (HAS)Procedure: Written RepresentationsDecision: 29 June 2026Dev Type: Householder developmentsReason: refused

Additional information

Documents
10

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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

  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Possibly incomplete for this council: tree preservation orders.

Also checked, none recorded (23)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, green belt, 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, National Landscapes, 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

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© 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.

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

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Wiltshire

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