PLANS have been approved to bring a new hair salon to Amesbury.
The plans, submitted in March, would see the former builders store at Old Pump Station on South Mill Road turned into a salon.
The proposed opening times of the salon would be 9.30am to 5.30pm on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays, with it staying open until 8pm on Thursdays and closed on Mondays.
Three parking spaces would be provided, with three seats inside the salon according to the planning document.
The new salon plans were given the green light by Wiltshire Council on Tuesday (June 17).
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16 letters objecting to the proposal were received, with many raising the point that there is “no commercial case” for a new hair salon in Amesbury.
Amesbury Town Council supported the plans, however.
The site location plan Picture: LRJ Planning
In the decision notice, the planning officer said: “Whilst much local concern has been raised about the suitability of the site for a retail use (given that it is not situated within the town centre and the area is otherwise in residential use); the fact remains that a commercial building and use already exists on this site.”
They added: “It should also be noted that it is not for the planning system to dictate the market, and the prevalence of other hairdressers in the town is not therefore a planning consideration.
“It is also not unusual to have a hairdressing salon within a residential estate/area.”
To view the decision notice and plans in full, search reference PL/2025/03053 on the planning section of Wiltshire Council’s website.
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just as though we need another hairdressers. Why not make it into something more enjoyable for the area such as a coffee shop?
It’s not in an appropriate area as its situated on a farm track with proposed parking part of a current turning circle