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Dismissed9 February 20223280947

The Mount, Upper Seagry, Chippenham, SN15 5EX

Planning appeal 3280947 at The Mount, Upper Seagry, Chippenham, SN15 5EX (Wiltshire Council) was dismissed on 9 February 2022 by Inspector Allen M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the site represents a suitable location for a dwelling having regard to local planning policies and accessibility.

the demolition of existing outbuilding and part erection and part conversion to form 1no. dwelling; erection of attached double garage; creation of new access

Authority
Wiltshire Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Allen M
Postcode
SN15 5EX

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the site represents a suitable location for a dwelling having regard to local planning policies and accessibility
  • The effect on the character and appearance of the area

What decided it

The site does not constitute infill development as defined by local policy and locates a dwelling in a position with poor accessibility to services other than by private car, contrary to the spatial strategy, which harm significantly and demonstrably outweighs the limited benefits of a single dwelling even in the absence of a five-year housing supply.

The limited benefits of a single dwelling and some economic and social benefits were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the harm from locating development contrary to the spatial strategy and with poor accessibility to services, such that the presumption in favour of sustainable development did not apply.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Core Policy 1Core Policy 2Core Policy 10Core Policy 51Core Policy 57SNP6SNP5

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