Ivy Road Industrial Estate, Ivy Road, Chippenham

1. 1.The proposed development, by reason of its siting, scale, massing, design and materials, would represent an over-intensive and poorly integrated form of development within a constrained and heritage-sensitive site. The proposal would fail to preserve the character and appearance of the Chippenham Conservation Area and would result in less than substantial harm to the setting and significance of the adjacent Grade II listed buildings. The public benefits arising from the proposal are insufficient to outweigh the identified heritage harm. The development would therefore fail to protect, conserve or enhance the historic environment and would not achieve a high quality of design appropriate to its context, contrary to Core Policies 57 and 58 of the Wiltshire Core Strategy, Policy TC4 of the Chippenham Neighbourhood Plan and the relevant provisions of the National Planning Policy Framework.
2. 2.The application has failed to demonstrate that adequate parking, cycle parking, servicing, delivery and circulation arrangements can be provided within the site to serve both the proposed development and existing occupiers without prejudicing the safe, efficient and effective operation of the wider industrial estate. As a consequence, the proposal would result in a cramped, over-intensive and functionally unsatisfactory form of development which fails to demonstrate a well- considered site layout, contrary to Core Policies 57, 60 and 61 of the Wiltshire Core Strategy and the relevant provisions of the National Planning Policy Framework.

From the council's decision notice.

Application type

Full planning permission

Scale / size

Small

Parish

Chippenham CP

Date validated

26 May 2026

Consultation expiry

25 June 2026

Consultation end

25 June 2026

Target decision date

21 July 2026

Case officer

Lucie Turner

Statutory period

56 days

Documents

18