Appeal 3271789
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Official decision document
The decision, section by section
6 sections
Read the development description and the Inspector’s text from the official decision PDF in source order. Source headings are retained where available. Personal and contact details are removed by an automated privacy filter; this is source material, not Rules for You analysis.
Section 01
Development description
described as ‘proposed canopy over sitting area’.
Section 02
Decision
The appeal is dismissed.
Section 03
Main Issue
The main issue is the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area.
Section 04
Reasons
The site is located in a predominantly commercial area, with a church opposite and residential streets nearby. It comprises three properties at the end of a terrace of commercial uses and in a prominent location at the junction of [address], [address] and [address]. An established uniform building line which sets buildings noticeably back from the highway contributes to a pleasant open character in the street scene.
Some of the premises in the street scene have been altered in the form of changes to shop fronts and advertisements. There are also some canopies, albeit they are retractable. The appeal scheme would be a permanent fixed structure with side walls. It would sit noticeably proud of the established building line and would accordingly reduce the spacious feel of the street scene. This would be to the detriment of the character and appearance of the area.
The proposed development would therefore be contrary to Policy DE1 of the Swindon Borough Local Plan 2026 (2015) which seeks, amongst other things, to ensure that all new development is of a high quality and respects the existing built characteristics of an area. The proposal is also contrary to paragraph 127 of the National Planning Policy Framework that seeks good design sympathetic to the local character.
Section 05
Other Matters
It has been suggested that there would be economic benefits to the business in the provision of outdoor seating. That said, limited information has been provided in this regard as to how beneficial it may be. Furthermore, the area would be quite small in addition to that provided indoors. Any benefit would therefore be modest at best. Taking these factors into account, I could ascribe no more than limited weight to the provision of outdoor space.
Section 06
Conclusion
I have found that there would be harm to the character and appearance of the area as well as conflict with the development plan. I attach significant weight to these matters. Such that, with the above in mind, the appeal should be dismissed.
Planning inspector and document dates
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Appeal Decision
- Extracted inspector · page 1
- Inspector attribution ID 568No official casework-database value to compare
- Extracted decision date · page 1
- 14 July 2021Matches the official casework database
- Extracted site visit dates
- 29 June 2021 (page 1)
Reference and authority
Official identifiers and the planning authority recorded against this case.
- Case reference
- 3271789
- Application reference
- S/20/1594/PEKO
- Lead case reference
- Not recorded
- Planning authority
- Swindon Borough Council
- Planning authority code
- E06000030
Casework details
The casework, procedure, development and linking details supplied by the official record.
- Casework type
- Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development type
- Minor retail and services
- Appeal type reason
- 1. Refused planning permission
- Appeal reason
- Refusal
- Type detail
- Planning Appeals - Full
- Jurisdiction
- Transferred
- Link status
- Not Linked
Site and development
Published appeal-site measurements and planning designations, without the withheld precise location fields.
- Site area
- 678 hectares
- Floor space
- 28 m²
- Number of residences
- 0
- Site in Green Belt
- No
- Agricultural holding
- No
- Affects setting of a listed building
- Not recorded
- Historic building grant made
- Not recorded
- Relates to a conservation area
- Not recorded
- Flooding is an issue
- Not recorded
- Site within an AONB
- Not recorded
- Site within an SSSI
- Not recorded
Decision and dates
The published outcome and every imported case date.
- Official decision
- Dismissed
- Decision category
- Dismissed
- Received date
- 24 March 2021
- Valid date
- 24 March 2021
- Start date
- 30 April 2021
- Planning authority decision date
- 16 February 2021
- Appeal decision date
- 14 July 2021
Case administration
Published recovery, call-in, costs and enforcement information for this case.
- Redetermined
- No
- Bespoke
- No
- Date recovered
- Not recorded
- Date not recovered or derecovered
- Not recorded
- Call-in date
- Not recorded
- Costs applied for
- Not recorded
- Enforcement grounds count
- Not recorded
- Enforcement grounds
- Not recorded
Source and catalogue history
When this record appeared in the rolling official release and when the catalogue stored it.
- Source
- Planning Inspectorate casework database
- Source data system
- Horizon
- Dataset status
- Current release
- Catalogue record ID
- 716
- First seen
- 20 August 2026 at 14:24
- Last seen
- 20 August 2026 at 16:25
- Removed from release
- Not recorded
- Record created
- 20 August 2026 at 14:24
- Record updated
- 20 August 2026 at 16:25