Melksham's Angels can stay open, says Wiltshire Council (From This Is Wiltshire)

A swingers club that has caused a stir in Melksham will be able to stay open after Wiltshire Council granted retrospective planning permission.

Angels, at Avon Enterprise Park, opened last October, offering Friday and Saturday nights for couples and singles interested in “alternative lifestyles”.

Wiltshire Council received complaints that the original designated use of the unit, for business or industry, was not compatible with the club’s business.

This forced the co-owner, Steve Rumens, to submit a retrospective application for the club to be listed as sui generis, a Latin phrase meaning “of its own kind”.

Planning officers at Wiltshire Council granted the application, and the venue will now be listed as a private members club.

The application received no objections from Melksham Town Council when it came before the authority’s planning committee and Wiltshire Council received no letters objecting.