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Dismissed24 January 20223269667

Inlands Farm, The Marsh, Wanborough, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN4 0AS

Planning appeal 3269667 at Inlands Farm, The Marsh, Wanborough, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN4 0AS (Swindon Borough Council) was dismissed on 24 January 2022 by Inspector Griffiths P, following an inquiry. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area.

Hybrid planning application for a Science Park comprising demolition of existing buildings, 33,507 sq m (GIA) of Use Class B1c (light industrial) with access, parking, landscaping, drainage and green infrastructure (detailed/full); and up to 16,400 sq m (GIA) B1c and up to 32,281 sq m (GIA) B1b (research and development), with associated access, parking, landscaping, drainage and green infrastructure (outline, all matters reserved)

Authority
Swindon Borough Council
Appeal type
major · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Inquiry
Development
employment-industrial · Other Major Developments
Inspector
Griffiths P
Postcode
SN4 0AS

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
  • The effect of the proposal on the setting and thereby the significance of heritage assets, and archaeology
  • The impact of the scheme on the transport network
  • The impact of the scheme on water quality
  • The impact of the scheme on the living conditions of nearby residents
  • Whether the proposal would prejudice the delivery of the Wilts. and Berks. Canal
  • Any benefits the proposal would bring forward, to be set against the above
  • Whether the scheme accords with the development plan read as a whole
  • The overall planning balance

What decided it

The harm to the setting and significance of the Upper and Lower Wanborough Conservation Areas, the two Grade I listed churches and other listed buildings, to which great weight had to be attached, was not outweighed by the benefits of the proposal even taken at their maximum.

The environmental harm to character and appearance, the setting of the AONB, and the significance of designated heritage assets outweighed the very significant economic and other benefits of the scheme, even taken at their absolute highest.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy SD1Policy SD2Policy NC3Policy EC1Policy EN5cPolicy EN10bPolicy TR2Policy IN2dPolicy EN7Policy EN11a
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 81Paragraph 83Paragraph 111Paragraph 174Paragraph 176Paragraph 199Paragraph 202Paragraph 203
Judgments
Shimbles judgment

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