®Planning appeal decision
Cranbourne Farm Barn, Old Blandford Road, Coombe Bissett , Wiltshire, SP5 4LF
Planning appeal 3261528 at Cranbourne Farm Barn, Old Blandford Road, Coombe Bissett , Wiltshire, SP5 4LF (Wiltshire Council) was allowed on 17 August 2021 by Inspector Roberts J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Appeal A: whether the Council's decision to refuse the certificate of lawful development application was well-founded.
the conversion of two existing agricultural barns to form a single storey residential dwelling (Use Class 3) and car port, associated landscaping, and access
- Authority
- Wiltshire Council
- Appeal type
- ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Major general industry/storage/warehousing
- Inspector
- Roberts J
- Postcode
- SP5 4LF
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Appeal A: whether the Council's decision to refuse the certificate of lawful development application was well-founded
- Appeal B: whether the proposal would conflict with local and national policies aimed at locating new residential development in sustainable places
- Appeal B: the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the countryside within the Cranborne Chase Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
- Appeal B: whether occupiers of the proposed dwelling would have satisfactory access to services and facilities
What decided it
The harm to the Cranborne Chase AONB, which carries great weight, together with the conflict with development plan policies and the unsustainable location, outweighs the benefit of delivering a single dwelling despite the Council's inability to demonstrate a 5-year housing land supply.
The Government's objective of significantly boosting housing supply and the Council's inability to meet its housing needs weigh in favour of the proposal, but this is outweighed by the great weight given to harm to the AONB, together with other harms including conflict with the development plan.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- CS CP 2CS CP 48CS CP 51CS CP 60CS CP 61
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11
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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