®Planning appeal decision
Land at Sandleaze Farm, Worton, SN10 5RZ
Planning appeal 3276094 at Land at Sandleaze Farm, Worton, SN10 5RZ (Wiltshire Council) was allowed on 10 December 2021 by Inspector Longmuir J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the location is acceptable for the proposal of up to 26 dwellings having regard to the relevant Development Plan policies relating to the location of housing development.
outline planning application for up to 26 dwellings and associated infrastructure with all matters reserved for future consideration except for access
- Authority
- Wiltshire Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Longmuir J
- Postcode
- SN10 5RZ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the location is acceptable for the proposal of up to 26 dwellings having regard to the relevant Development Plan policies relating to the location of housing development
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
- the effect of the proposal on highway safety
What decided it
The Council's inability to demonstrate a five-year housing land supply, which triggered the tilted balance under paragraph 11(d) of the Framework, and the significant contribution the proposal would make to housing delivery, including affordable housing, outweighed the limited conflicts with the Development Plan.
The adverse impacts of the proposal, comprising conflicts with Core Policies favouring larger settlements and the settlement boundary, and some car dependency, were outweighed by the significant benefits of housing delivery (26 dwellings including 8 affordable), economic benefits from construction, social benefits including skills training and support for local services, and environmental benefits from landscaping and biodiversity enhancement, assessed against the policies in the Framework taken as a whole.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Core Policy 1Core Policy 2Core Policy 12Core Policy 60Core Policy 61Core Policy 51Core Policy 57Core Policy 43Core Policy HC34Core Policy 3
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 79Paragraph 8Paragraph 57Paragraph 56Paragraph 111
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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