A PLANNING appeal has been launched after plans for 32 houses in Calne were rejected.

Rainier Developments and the Hon Shane O’Neill have launched a planning appeal against a Wiltshire Council decision to block the joint outline bid.

The plans, submitted in 2020, would have seen 32 houses on land to the south of Chilvester Hill in Calne.

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Council planning officers knocked the plans back in February this year stating that the “adverse impacts” of granting the access permission would not be outweighed by the benefits of the scheme.

They added: “The site is a rural gateway site on the edge of Calne. The development would harm the visual appearance and prevailing rural character in this edge of settlement context.

“It is not considered that the proposal would integrate effectively into the immediate setting and would have a harmful impact upon local landscape character.”

Anyone who wants to comment should contact the Planning Inspectorate by July 29.