The Moonrakers Inn, High Street, Pewsey, SN9 5AF Data via plota.co.uk

PL/2025/09146 - Listed building consent (Alt/Ext) Approved

Proposal

Surface painting of south elevation of existing building. (Retrospective) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
5 Jan 2026
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Committee
16 Apr 2026
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Approved
29 Apr 2026

Approved on 29 Apr 2026 · Last checked 21 Aug 2026

Planning committee

Decided by Wiltshire Eastern Area Planning Committee on 16 Apr 2026.

Approved

Against officer advice: officers had recommended refusal.

  • Officers advised refusal because the permanent stripes harm the listed building and conservation area, with no public benefits outweighing that harm.
  • Six people supported the scheme, four objected, and two made mixed comments about its appearance, meaning and permanence.
  • The committee approved the consent, finding that public benefits outweighed the less-than-substantial heritage harm.
Read how the committee decided The proposal, site history, officers’ assessment, public views, committee debate and decision.

Source: Plota analysis of Wiltshire's committee minutes of 16 Apr 2026.

Documents 21

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 6

13 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Mayfield, Grade II, about 19 m from the postcode pin · 13 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
Show all 13 with distances
Historic England ↗
Nutrient neutrality catchment: River Avon SAC
New homes and overnight accommodation must show nutrient neutrality before approval.
Natural England advice: extra wastewater in these catchments harms protected habitats, so schemes must offset their nutrient load, usually through credits.
North Wessex Downs National Landscape
Great weight to conserving the landscape; major development restricted.
Previously an area of outstanding natural beauty, which is still the designation in law. Since 2023 authorities must seek to further its purpose, not merely have regard to it.
Pewsey conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Pewsey built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Council
Wiltshire
Application type
Listed building consent (Alt/Ext)
Postcode
SN9 5AF
Received
5 Jan 2026
Validated
5 Jan 2026
Ward
Pewsey ED
Parish
Pewsey CP
Case officer
Show
Target decision
29 Apr 2026
Decision
Approve
Decision date
29 Apr 2026

How this decision compares

Decided in 114 days from validation, 59 days slower than Wiltshire's median of 55 for extensions. Approved, as 95% of extensions here are.

60%decided within 8 weeks
95%approved
1,371decided in the last year

Plota live figures for extensions decided by Wiltshire in the last twelve months, from validation. Wiltshire decision record →

Public comments

16comments received
3 objecting5 neutral8 supporting

50% support · above the UK average of 16%

Last counted 21 Aug 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
5 Feb 2026
Committee
16 Apr 2026
Wiltshire
Planning Authority Score
3.9/10
Below average
#203 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other decisions

Wiltshire is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #225 out of 296. The council extends the time limit on 55% of applications - one of the highest rates in England. Expect your application to take longer than the standard deadline. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (96%) than the national average (90%).

Frequently extends decision deadlines
expect longer than the statutory limit
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Wiltshire decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
93%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #71 of 296
96%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #65 of 296
53%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #225 of 296
55%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #252 of 296
78%
Minor dwellings approved
339 decided (1-9 homes)
90%
Major dwellings approved
48 decided (10+ homes)
92%
Change of use approved
160 decided
3,659
Total decisions
256 refused in the year to March 2026