The following planning decisions were made by Wiltshire Council, recently:

Aldbourne: Harriet Ainsworth has won planning permission to build a two-storey rear extension and single-storey side extension to 7 The Downs.

Winterslow: Mr Steadman-Lloyd of 22 Fullerton Road, Lymington has been refused planning permission to build a proposed house and garage on land adjacent to Bramblings, Yarmley Lane, Middle Winterslow.

In their decision, Wiltshire Council’s planning officers said: The site lies within the settlement boundary for Winterslow and new development is required to relate positively to its landscape setting and the existing townscape, in terms of built form, scale, plot size and streetscape, to integrate the building effectively into its setting.

“Any negative impacts must be mitigated as far as possible through sensitive design and landscape measures.

“The proposed dwelling, by virtue of its scale and massing is considered likely to result in an over development of this small site which would visually overwhelm The Bramblings (which is modest in scale and height).”

The planning officers added that Yarmley Lane is too narrow for passing places and the plans are too close to The Elms and The Bramblings, and would therefore “unduly dominate”.

Southwick: Planning permission has been awarded to Cliff Evans for a change of use and conversion of a carriage house to a holiday let. The plans included the retention of Shepherd's Hut and converted Horse Box as a glamping site – part of which is retrospective.

One neighbour, John Bower, objected to the plans. He said: “The addition would mean that groups of eight to 10 people could gather on the site, which is next to my back garden, which could lead to increased noise pollution in what is currently a quiet rural location.

“My other concern with all short-term holiday units is the increase of traffic on Hoggington Lane, which is a single track road.

“People who are unfamiliar with the area are unaware of the high volume of wildlife, walkers, joggers and horse riders that use the lane and can, without breaking the law, travel at 60 miles an hour due to the road signage as you enter the lane.”

Southwick: Mr and Mrs Baber have seen their plans to build a two-storey extension at their 4 Lamberts Marsh, green lit by planning officers.

Kington St Michael: Plans to build a steel framed grain and machinery storage building at land at Manor Farm in Easton Piercy have been approved.

Hilperton: Wiltshire Council planning officers have determined that prior approval is not required for a bid to build a single-storey rear extension at 47 Moyle Park.

Devizes: Permission has been granted for a number of tree works at the Wiltshire Police HQ on London Road. Permission includes the removal of deadwood and to reduce a lime and pine tree to 2.5m, to cut back a maple tree due to “extensive decay”, to cut down a young rowan because of basel decay and poor reactive growth, to cut down a dead elm near the tennis courts, to reduce a row of beech trees down to 2m and remove deadwood, and to remove small failed rowan tree, prune back trees from the nearby lights by 1m, and to cut back a london plan to 3m to add sighting at the entrance and exit of the site.

Marston: Mr and Mrs Pearce have had plans to convert a stable to a four-bedroom house and for the change of use of a storage building to a stable, quashed. Wiltshire Council’s planning officers rejected the Close Farm plans, as it was believed the plans would cause harm to the character and appearance of the surrounding area.

They added: “The proposed dwelling would result in the loss of the rural character and appearance of the site and would have an adverse impact on the setting of the Marston Conservation Area.

“The development would result in less than substantial harm to this heritage asset where the public benefits of the scheme would not outweigh that harm. There are no exceptional circumstances or material planning considerations which justify the approval of the proposed development, and the unsustainable form and nature of the proposal would result in significant harmful social and environmental impacts over and above the fall-back position."

Sutton Benger: Mr and Mrs Seddon have won planning permission to build a two-storey rear extension at 27 Heath Avenue.