Plans to develop 17 dwellings on the site of a former police station were denied due to concerns about design, sustainability, and environmental impact.
Woodsome Estates has requested permission to expand an existing eight-home development on Wood Lane in Chippenham.
However, Wiltshire Council described the proposed site layout for an extra nine homes as “cramped and contrived” and failed to “promote active travel.”
Concerns were also expressed about rear gardens not satisfying size standards and allotted parking being too far away from dwellings.
The council also referred to the designs as having “poor sustainability credentials.”
The decision report concluded that the removal of trees from the site would affect biodiversity and that the application failed to demonstrate how it would “protect or enhance the natural environment.”
While planning permission had already been granted for a smaller development, the Local Democracy Reporting Service determined that the extra nine dwellings were unsuitable for the site.
The developer has six months to submit an appeal to the Secretary of State for the Environment.
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