CHIPPENHAM: An old farm building at Trinity farm on Lower Seagry has been given permission to be turned into a four bedroomed house. No objections were raised by Seagry Parish Council or members of the public. Planners said: "Proposals to convert and re-use rural buildings for employment, tourism, cultural and community uses will be supported where the use would not detract from the character or appearance of the landscape or settlement. The conversion or re-use of a heritage asset would lead to its viable long term safeguarding. "It is not considered that the converted building would be suitable for any other use so residential use is considered acceptable."

WOOTTON BASSETT: A bid to build four new homes on the site of a demolished house in Coped Hall have been turned down.

CALNE: Work to rebuild a recently demolished chimney to its former height at the Lansdowne Strand Hotel on The Strand in Calne has been approved. There were no objections from Calne town council or any members of the public. Planning officers said: “Reinstatement of the chimney stack will preserve the building by reinstating an original feature. The fireplace that this chimney serves is in the kitchen at ground floor level so it is no longer used, although the option to use the flue for mechanical extracts may still be possible.”

SEMINGTON: A development that has reduced from 76, to 50 to 26 homes has once more been refused due to the number of houses proposed. Semington is a large village and officers ruled that developments of no more than 10 houses should be approved. Although the proposal would see half of the homes built as affordable housing, residents and officers objected to the proposals.

Colin Wade of Pound Lane said: “This proposal would result in far too many houses in absolutely the wrong place.”

Applicant Greystoke Land Limited said:“The location of the application site represents a logical position for a sensitive extension to the village. Although the application is in outline only at this stage, the scale, design and layout of the proposed scheme will represent an appropriate form of development which will respect the character of the village. The proposed development will create much needed market and affordable housing in order to meet local housing needs.

TROWBRIDGE:A proposed bungalow has been refused because it would not fit into the design fo the street it is proposed in. Officers also raised concerns that home, due to be built onto the side of number 2 Palmer Dtreet, would result in the only kitchen window into its neighbours home would have to be blocked up for the new build to take place. Officers said this would result in : “unacceptable loss of light which would be to the detriment of the occupiers. The layout of the proposed amenity space makes the dwelling appear cramped and constrained in an area that is dominated by long rear gardens. The garden and design further add to the unacceptability of the proposal within the existing street scene. For these reasons it is considered that the proposed bungalow fails to relate positively to the existing street scene in terms of building layout, built form and elevational design and as such would fail to effectively integrate into its immediate setting.”

WARMINSTER: 19 small business units will be built at Warminster Business Park on Stephens Way by Nationwide Rail. Around half will become storage units. Salisbury & Wilton Swift Group urged Wiltshire Council to include a condition to fit swift nest bricks to help swifts and other birds remain in the area. The group said: “Swifts are now an ‘amber-listed’ species on the UK list of Birds of Conservation Concern having declined by 51% between 1995 – 2014, and it is expected that in 2021, when the next official list is released, they will be classified as a ‘red-listed’ species.” Wiltshire Council approved the plans and recommended the applicants install nesting brick “in the interests of ecological enhancements to the scheme.”

TROWBRIDGE: Two 2.4m security fences will be put up around the United Church on Church street. The fence will protect the building and neighbouring buildings following a recent break in.