THE following planning applications have been decided by Wiltshire Council recently.

Cleverton: Rosa Callen of 2 Paddock House in Great Somerford has lost her bid to build an American timber barn on a concrete base on land south of Crows Nest Farm.

The plans would have meant there would also be an area of stone hardstanding for parking and a manure clamp. The plans would also have changed the land use to be for equestrian use.

The parish council expressed concerns over potential traffic issues, impact on water quality and scale of the development, and so objected to the application.

In their assessment, the planning officer refused the application for a number of reasons, including the lack of information given about safety measures for the horses.

The officer wrote: “Should the horses be left unattended in an unsecured location, given the significant distance of the applicant’s dwelling from the application, significant security risk through potential theft will arise.

“The location of the applicant’s dwelling in Great Somerford and the proposed development site in Cleverton would generate increased traffic movement above the current normal use of the site, which would be by private vehicle and this is considered to lead to an unsustainable development.”

Bromham: The Coach House will soon be split into two dwellings following a successful planning application.

Mr and Mrs Richard Dyke put in a revised planning bid from 2018 to convert their house into two homes. The plans will also see the couple put up a boundary fence and gate.

The first home will have four bedrooms and the second will be a two-bedroom property.

In their report, the council’s planning officer wrote: “The external appearance of the building itself will not change as a result of the proposals.

“The revised parking layout and the construction of the five-bar timber gate and associated gate posts, with dividing closed board fence, are not considered to cause any significant harm to the character and appearance of the area.”

Devizes: Phoebe Trusler of 29 Hartmoor Road has been granted planning permission to build a side extension.

Trowbridge: A workshop on Frome Road will soon be used as a beauty studio, after a successful planning bid by Katalin Lydall who will use the building for eyelash extensions, lifts and tints, as well as makeup tattooing and nail treatments.

With a maximum of six sessions per day, Mrs Lydall will operate her business between 10am-6pm Monday-Friday and 10am-4pm on Saturdays.

Middle Coombe: A planning bid to convert a lakeside building to a house has been rejected by planning officers.

The application would have seen the disused Lake House at the Old Barn, converted into a dwelling with a minor extension and access improvements.

In their report, the council's planning officers wrote: "The development would affect an existing and unauthorised redundant building in the countryside, identified as being in need of substantial renovation."

The officer added that no structural survey was submitted and the proposals represented "unsustainable development" in the open countryside, as occupants would need to rely on private vehicles.

Warminster: Plans to build five flats on land at The Close have been rejected.

The bid, submitted by Mr A Jones, proposed to five flats, partially demolish a listed wall at the front of the site and another section of land to give vehicle access and parking.

The council's planning officers rejected the proposed development. They said the plans would result in cramped development and would fail to provide appropriate amenity for its future occupants.

Officers added that the land was sited on an area at risk of flooding and the applicant had not given sufficient evidence to demonstrate that the site could be properly drained.

Chippenham: Tilly Ferris of 5 Heron Way has been granted planning permission to build a first-floor side extension.

Royal Wootton Bassett: Plans for a single-storey rear extension at 23 Brynards Hill have been approved.

Quemerford: A bid for a new farm access track and improvements to existing access gates have been approved at Quemerford Gate Farm.