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Land to the North of Bath Road, Pickwick, Corsham, Wiltshire, SN13 0BT
Planning appeal 3276908 at Land to the North of Bath Road, Pickwick, Corsham, Wiltshire, SN13 0BT (Wiltshire Council) was dismissed on 4 August 2022 by Inspector Wilson J, following an inquiry. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed development would preserve the character or appearance of the Pickwick Conservation Area (PCA).
the construction of an 80-bedroom care home (Use Class C2), with associated access, parking, landscaping, and site infrastructure. This
- Authority
- Wiltshire Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Inquiry
- Development
- community-institutional · Other Major Developments
- Inspector
- Wilson J
- Postcode
- SN13 0BT
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed development would preserve the character or appearance of the Pickwick Conservation Area (PCA)
- Whether the proposed development would preserve the setting of the PCA
- Whether the proposed development would preserve the settings of adjacent listed buildings
- if harm is identified to heritage assets, whether any such harm would be outweighed by public benefits arising from the proposal
What decided it
The significant and less-than-substantial harm to the character and setting of the Pickwick Conservation Area and to the setting of adjacent listed buildings was not outweighed by the public benefits of the scheme.
The public benefits of the proposal, including provision of specialist elderly accommodation, economic benefits and heritage/landscape improvements, were found not to outweigh the significant and less-than-substantial harms to the Pickwick Conservation Area, its setting and the settings of adjacent listed buildings, which were given substantial or great weight.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CP1Policy CP2Policy CP11Policy CP46Policy CP57Policy CP58Policy HED1Policy ED1Policy E3
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 125Paragraph 174Paragraph 199Paragraph 200Paragraph 202
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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