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Fairfields, Semington, Trowbridge, BA14 6JD

PL/2026/02354Full planning permissionRefused
Full

Refused on 25 September 2026

Council decision: Refuse1 reason for refusal

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

Proposal

Change of use of agricultural land to a sports and recreational facility, comprising two outdoor padel courts and associated ancillary development.

Submitted
11 May 2026
Ward
Melksham Without West & Rural ED
  1. Received11 May
  2. Validated11 May
  3. Consult.8 Jun
  4. Target6 Jul
  5. Decided25 Sep

Decided in 137 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at Fairfields, Semington, Trowbridge, BA14 6JD. Wiltshire has handled 9,967 applications of this type. This one was decided in 137 days, 13 weeks longer than Wiltshire's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 79 applications across Melksham Without West & Rural ED. We hold 2,268 applications in total for the BA14 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. Insufficient information has been submitted to adequately assess the noise impacts arising from the proposed development on neighbouring residential properties, in particular the occupiers of Conifers. In the absence of a satisfactory Noise Impact Assessment, the Local Planning Authority cannot conclude that the proposal would safeguard the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers from unacceptable noise disturbance. The proposal is therefore contrary to Core Policy CP57 of the Wiltshire Core Strategy and Policies P3(1), P3(2)(b) and P3(2)(d) of the National Planning Policy Framework, which require development to protect the amenity of existing and future residents.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
BA14 6JD
Application type
Full planning permission
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Semington CP

Planning application dates

Date validated
11 May 2026
Consultation expiry
8 June 2026
Consultation end
8 June 2026
Target decision date
6 July 2026

Planning decision

Case officer
Selina (Nina) Parker-Miles
Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Documents
21

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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