The appearance and layout of 67 new homes have been approved on land south of Sandhole Lane in Westbury.

Outline planning permission for this development was initially refused in 2021 but permission was granted the following year after the applicant appealed Wiltshire Council’s decision.

The site stretches across 5.2 hectares of agricultural fields on the southern boundary of the market town.

After negotiations between planning officers and developers, revised plans show changes such as larger gardens and redesigned streets.

The development will consist of four one-bedroom homes, 16 two-bedroom homes, 30 three-bedroom homes and 17 four-bedroom homes.

20 of the dwellings will be affordable homes, either through affordable rent or share ownership.

All properties will have electric vehicle charging points and the parcel of land to the south of the housing development will be “exclusively reserved for landscape and ecological features including a raised area of ground to help restrict long distance views into the site.”

According to the application, the proposal has adopted “a contemporary interpretation of local character”, which includes “subtle references to the buildings and spaces within Westbury Leigh.”

Additional tree and hedge planting should occur throughout the site and along its boundaries.

Wiltshire Council has approved the revised development design.