®Planning appeal decision
Vacant garage court , Land rear of 121-125 Brickley Lane, , Devizes, Wiltshire, SN10 3BS
redevelopment of vacant lock-up garages and associated hardstanding to provide 4 apartments and associated car parking
- Authority
- Wiltshire Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Jones RE
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the future occupiers would be likely to experience acceptable living conditions in terms of external amenity space provision
- the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
- the effect of the proposed development on the provision of public open space (POS), with particular regard to its future use
What decided it
The absence of private external amenity space for ground floor flat occupiers would result in unsatisfactory living conditions that substantially outweighed the moderate benefits of the scheme.
The substantial harm from inadequate external amenity space for future occupiers outweighed the moderate benefits of housing delivery on a brownfield site in an accessible location, such that the adverse impacts significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits when assessed against the Framework as a whole.
Framework references: 11, 130
Plan policies cited: Core Policy 57, Core Policy 52, Policy H2
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.