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Dismissed15 June 20213257967

Land to the East of WAgtails , Southampton Road , Alderbury , SP5 3AF

Planning appeal 3257967 at Land to the East of WAgtails , Southampton Road , Alderbury , SP5 3AF (Wiltshire Council) was dismissed on 15 June 2021 by Inspector Cridland R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the appeal site offers an acceptable location for the proposed development having regard to national and local planning policy.

for the erection of up to 32 dwellings with all matters reserved (except access)

Authority
Wiltshire Council
Appeal type
major · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Major dwellings
Inspector
Cridland R
Postcode
SP5 3AF

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether the appeal site offers an acceptable location for the proposed development having regard to national and local planning policy
  • the effect of the proposed development on biodiversity
  • the effect of the proposed development on highway safety
  • the effect of the proposal on protected habitats

What decided it

The conflict with the development plan's overall spatial strategy (WCS Core Policies 1, 2 and CP23) and the substantial weight afforded to the lack of adequate biodiversity information, when balanced against the modest housing supply benefit and affordable housing provision, in the context of a relatively modest shortfall in five-year housing land supply.

The benefits of housing delivery (32 dwellings), affordable housing provision (40% as required by policy), and modest economic and local services support were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by conflict with the development plan's spatial strategy and substantial deficiencies in biodiversity assessment information.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
WCS Core Policy 1WCS Core Policy 2WCS Policy CP23WCS Policy CP43WCS Policy CP50WCS Policy CP52WCS Policy CP57WCS Policy CP64Saved Policy C9 of the Salisbury District Local Plan
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 170

How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.

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