A CONTROVERSIAL planning application in Wroughton was rejected last night following uproar from local residents.
At a meeting of the planning committee, Ainscough Land was told they could not go ahead with the construction of 100 homes at Berkeley Farm, on Swindon Road.
The reasons given were that it was outside the scope of the emerging Local Plan and Wroughton Neighbourhood Plan as well as possibly being the gateway to more development in the area.
Officers had recommended the application was turned down and despite a last minute appeal by developers members of the committee agreed.
The developers said the application was vital for the dairy farm so money could be invested into the site, which in turn would provide local jobs, but the overriding effect on the village was deemed more important.
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