A new BBC television programme will focus on one woman's battle to build a grand timber house at Calstone, near Calne.

Television cameras filmed North Wiltshire District Council's development control committee at a meeting last week when members threw out Annabel Claridge's application to build a home in the style of an 18th century English house, with a wooden shingle roof.

The programme, called Wrong House, Right House, will be screened on BBC2 in January and director Paul Tucker said: "It is about people making moves in their lives following them rather than the property, showing it doesn't always end up happily."

The series will feature ten one-hour stories, following people's lives over the course of a year as they make a move with a difference.

In the programme about Ms Claridge, a designer who lives near Salisbury, councillors were shown saying the house did not have enough architectural merit to warrant them making an exception to build in the countryside.

Calne Without Parish Council objected, saying the four-bedroom design, which it labelled American Colonial style, was inappropriate and new homes should be affordable.

Two residents wrote letters of support but seven objected, complaining about the unsuitability of the design and pressure on an Area Of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

Government planning guidelines say an isolated new home could be built in the countryside if it is truly outstanding, adding to the English country house tradition.

Ms Claridge said her plans had been turned down because the site was in open countryside and not because of the nature of the house.

She did think, however, that the design had been misunderstood.

"A lot of things said about the house were wrong and based on ignorance," she said.

"The only difference between this and an early English Georgian house is that this is made of wood.

"The proposed house is historically accurate, taken from examples surviving over 300 years, and the use of wood means it will have less impact on the countryside.

"I was very disappointed they couldn't be bothered to look at the site but I don't know if I will take it to appeal."

Ms Claridge said she was still considering all her options.

She said she became involved with the BBC programme after responding to an advertisement looking for people making a life changing house move .

"People think I made money from being on the programme but I'm not paid for it.

"But I've loved doing it. This last year has been an amazing experience," she said.