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Riverside Cottage, Axford, Marlborough, SN8 2HA

PL/2026/03590Householder planning permissionRefused
Householder

Refused on 29 October 2026

Council decision: Refuse1 reason for refusal

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

Proposal

Retention of replacement wooden fence erected along the northern boundary of the property.

Submitted
25 June 2026
Ward
Aldbourne & Ramsbury
  1. Received25 Jun
  2. Validated25 Jun
  3. Consult.23 Jul
  4. Target20 Aug
  5. Decided29 Oct

Decided in 126 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application at Riverside Cottage, Axford, Marlborough, SN8 2HA. Wiltshire has handled 9,967 applications of this type. This one was decided in 126 days, 11 weeks longer than Wiltshire's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 106 applications across Aldbourne & Ramsbury. We hold 2,878 applications in total for the SN8 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 development, by reason of its height, extensive length, solid close- boarded form and prominent siting immediately adjacent to the highway, results in a visually intrusive and incongruous form of boundary treatment which fails to respond positively to the character, context and distinctiveness of the site and surrounding area. In particular, the extensive 1.8 metre-high timber fence introduces a hard and visually prominent feature which is at odds with the predominantly soft and verdant character of the street scene, where hedgerows and other soft landscaping are characteristic elements of roadside boundary treatment, to the detriment of the character and visual amenity of the area. The site lies within the North Wessex Downs National Landscape and the identified erosion of the verdant roadside character also results in a localised adverse effect upon the landscape character of the designated area, thereby failing to conserve the natural beauty and landscape character of this part of the North Wessex Downs National Landscape. The development is therefore contrary to Core Policies 51 and 57 (i and iii) of the Wiltshire Core Strategy (2015), the design principles set out in the Wiltshire Design Guide SPD, Policies DP3(1), DP3(2)(g), DP3(3), DP4 and N4 the National Planning Policy Framework.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
SN8 2HA
Application type
Householder planning permission
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Ramsbury CP

Planning application dates

Date validated
25 June 2026
Consultation expiry
23 July 2026
Consultation end
23 July 2026
Target decision date
20 August 2026

Planning decision

Case officer
Joe Leesam
Statutory period
56 days

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.

  • 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 (22)

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, 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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