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The Lakehouse at The Old Barn, Middle Coombe , Wiltshire, SP7 9LX
Planning appeal 3277454 at The Lakehouse at The Old Barn, Middle Coombe , Wiltshire, SP7 9LX (Wiltshire Council) was dismissed on 13 January 2022 by Inspector Webb B, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the site is an appropriate location for the proposed development having regard to whether it would involve reuse of an existing building.
conversion and reuse of redundant lakeside building to a residential dwelling (Use Class C3) with minor extension, access improvements, landscaping and associated works
- Authority
- Wiltshire Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Webb B
- Postcode
- SP7 9LX
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the site is an appropriate location for the proposed development having regard to whether it would involve reuse of an existing building
- the effect on the Cranborne Chase and West Wiltshire Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (the AONB)
- the extent to which future occupants could access services by means other than by private car
What decided it
The unacceptable effect on the AONB through increased built form and domestication of the landscape, combined with the scheme's failure to constitute genuine reuse of an existing building, provided clear reasons for refusal that outweighed the Council's lack of five-year housing land supply.
The great weight the Framework attaches to conservation and enhancement of AONBs outweighed the objective of significantly boosting housing supply, such that the tilted balance was not applicable and the Framework could not be considered to lend support to the scheme.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Core Policy 1Core Policy 2Core Policy 48Core Policy 51Core Policy 61
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 80Paragraph 176Paragraph 11
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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