MARLBOROUGH: The dream of having a cinema in the town has taken a step forward after planning consent was given to remove a staircase and replace the existing unstable floor with a solid floor at The Former Chapel and 2 The Manse on The Parade. Marlborough town council supported the application, which also has wide community support.

MINETY: Permission has been given to turn an outhouse into a bed and breakfast on The Crossing. Owners Mr and Mrs Lavery want to turn the building into a holiday home. The homeowners had built an outhouse to be used for the tourist business, and this became the subject of an enforcement notice, with planning officers brought in to decide if the building, built in April, is lawful.

MARLBOROUGH: Six new houses will be built in St Margaret’s Mead. There will be three 2 bed, two 3 bed and one four bedroomed homes.

Christine Hayward lives nearby and said: “How refreshing to see some modern yet affordable houses being proposed in our lovely town. A great space to build some much needed homes in the area."

However Simon Taylor expressed concerns about the new development. He said: “The developer has been inconsiderate and left the site in a terrible condition for almost a year. Their first set of plans were poorly thought out but these are a blatant attempt to maximise profit at the expense of the local residents’ quality of life. But please, consider the people who live nearby when making the decision.” Marlborough town council supported the plan.

MARLBOROUGH: Plans in Ramsbury have been refused to convert a barn into a two bedroomed home. Planning officers ruled: “The submitted evidence demonstrates that the building is not structurally sound and capable of conversion without structural works in terms of underpinning and strengthening of walls and the roof structure. The development would detract from the rural character and landscape of the North Wessex Downs AONB in terms of the size of residential curtilage.”

MARLBOROUGH: Plans initially given the green light in 2014 have been renewed, after a fresh bid to build a two storey side extension to a home in London Road. Duncan Rowlands has been given permission to extend his home both to the side and rear. The Town Council did not have any objections. As part of plans the garage will be demolished.

AVEBURY: Permission has been granted for a car port to be built at a home in Silbury Court, Beckhampton. Avebury parish council did not object to the plans. A flood impact statement said: "Currently surface water is dealt with via a sustainable drainage system and soakaway with run off from paving discharging into a yard gulley. The proposal is for a car port with a total roof surface area of 24.6m² to be built in the existing private residential parking area which is already paved."

MELKSHAM: The tennis club is set to have a club house built in the town for tennis players to sue following games. The site, within he grounds of Melksham House on Market Place The proposed single storey building is to have painted walls under a felt roof. It would sit against existing timber buildings that serve the bowls club and a timber fence that houses the water tank. No objections were raised by either conservation of high ways experts.

WARMINSTER: A Certificate of Lawfulness has been issued for a home in Kilmington for the Dairy Barn to be turned into a separate home. The attached outbuilding is near the cottage and used for domestic purposes including utility room and domestic workshop. The applicant said: "Our intention is to carry out various internal alterations to provide further domestic accommodation, such accommodation remaining part of and ancillary to Dairy Cottage." The Certificate was granted by planners.

WARMINSTER: A Wiltshire College owned building has been given permission to be turned into a Community Policing Hub in 5, The Avenue. Approving the application, planners said: "The proposed change of use makes use of a previously developed site in a sustainable location to relocate the police from an existing part of their estate which is in a poor state of repair."