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Allowed23 November 20233275053

Land at Purton Road, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN5 4FR

Planning appeal 3275053 at Land at Purton Road, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN5 4FR (Wiltshire Council) was allowed on 23 November 2023 by Inspector Nicholls H, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the location of the development accords with the development plan.

an outline application for a residential development of up to 79 dwellings and associated infrastructure with all matters reserved with the exception of access on land at Purton Road Swindon

Authority
Wiltshire Council
Appeal type
major · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Hearing
Development
residential · Major dwellings
Inspector
Nicholls H
Postcode
SN5 4FR

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether the location of the development accords with the development plan
  • the effects of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
  • whether the Council can demonstrate an adequate supply of housing land
  • the effects of the proposal on the SAC

What decided it

the Council's inability to demonstrate a five-year housing land supply (a shortfall of 900–1,677 homes), which engaged the tilted balance and was found to be compelling in favour of the scheme

the substantial benefits of housing delivery, affordable housing provision, self-build plots and economic benefits significantly and demonstrably outweighed the limited harm to character and appearance and the conflict with the development plan

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy CP1Policy CP2Policy CP13Policy CP19Policy CP51Policy H4NP Policy 13NP Policy 14
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 74

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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