May I seek to clarify a couple of details relating to your piece about the Lion & Fiddle pub in Hilperton?

I called in the application, if the case officer was minded to approve it, at the request of the Hilperton Parish Council.

As I live adjacent to the pub, I declared this on my call-in email and I didn’t add any personal comment to the call-in request. Nor did I submit any comments during the consultation period.

The application was refused by the case officer, as various departments (including highways, housing, ecology and environmental health) at Wiltshire Council objected to the scheme.

It didn’t actually get as far as the planning committee.

Ernie Clark, Independent Wiltshire Councillor, Stonelea, Hilperton.