®Planning appeal decision
Land South of Sandhole Lane, Westbury, Wiltshire, BA13 3SX
Planning appeal 3275352 at Land South of Sandhole Lane, Westbury, Wiltshire, BA13 3SX (Wiltshire Council) was allowed on 8 February 2022 by Inspector Dawe A, following an inquiry. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposed development in terms of the Council's spatial strategy, having regard to local and national policy.
demolition of existing outbuildings and the development of up to 67 dwellings with associated access and highways works, drainage and attenuation, open space, play area, allotments and landscaping (access to be determined, all other matters reserved)
- Authority
- Wiltshire Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Inquiry
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Dawe A
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposed development in terms of the Council's spatial strategy, having regard to local and national policy
- the effect of the proposed development on the landscape character of the site and surrounding area, including the setting of Westbury Leigh
- the current situation in respect of local housing land supply
What decided it
The Council's inability to demonstrate a five year housing land supply engaged the tilted balance, and the benefits of housing delivery (including affordable housing) outweighed the limited landscape harm and reduced-weight spatial strategy conflict.
The significant benefits of up to 67 dwellings, 30% affordable housing, economic benefits and biodiversity net gain outweighed the limited harm to landscape character and the reduced-weight conflict with the spatial strategy, under the paragraph 11(d)(ii) tilted balance.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- CP1CP2CP32CP51CP57CP60CP61CP62CP3CP43CP52Policy I2
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 174Paragraph 65Paragraph 95Paragraph 57
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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