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The Wheatsheaf Inn, Chilton Foliat, Hungerford, RG17 0TE

PL/2026/02719Full planning permissionRefused
Full

Refused on 16 July 2026

Council decision: Refuse1 reason for refusal

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

Proposal

Creation of new door opening, construction of external staircase and installation of new window opening in rear gable wall, change to hard landscaping and car park surfacing.

Submitted
27 April 2026
Ward
Aldbourne & Ramsbury
  1. Received27 Apr
  2. Validated27 Apr
  3. Consult.5 Jun
  4. Target22 Jun
  5. Decided16 Jul

Decided in 80 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application for window replacement at The Wheatsheaf Inn, Chilton Foliat, Hungerford, RG17 0TE. Wiltshire has handled 9,967 applications of this type. This one was decided in 80 days, 4 weeks longer than Wiltshire's typical decision time. The site is in the Chilton Foliat conservation area, with 9 listed buildings nearby. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 106 applications across Aldbourne & Ramsbury. We hold 695 applications in total for the RG17 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 proposed works, comprising the formation of a new external doorway, insertion of a new window opening, construction of an external staircase and associated alterations, by reason of the loss of historic fabric and their cumulative impact of these works on the form, character, appearance and significance of the Grade II listed Wheatsheaf Inn, would cause less than substantial harm to the significance of the designated heritage asset and would fail to preserve the character and appearance of the Chilton Foliat Conservation Area. Whilst the Local Planning Authority acknowledges the importance of the continued operation of the public house as a community facility, the public benefits advanced by the applicant are not considered sufficient to outweigh the identified heritage harm. The proposal therefore conflicts with Sections 66(1) and 72(1) of the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990, paragraphs 212, 213 and 215 of the National Planning Policy Framework and Core Policy 58 of the Wiltshire Core Strategy.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
RG17 0TE
Application type
Full planning permission
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Chilton Foliat CP

Planning application dates

Date validated
27 April 2026
Consultation expiry
5 June 2026
Consultation end
5 June 2026
Target decision date
22 June 2026

Planning decision

Case officer
Helena Carney
Statutory period
56 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: Chilton Foliat
  • Listed building: Grade II: Vine CottageOn or next to this site · +1 more
  • National Landscape (AONB): North Wessex Downs
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Possibly incomplete for this council: tree preservation orders.

Also checked, none recorded (20)

flood storage areas, 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, 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.

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