®Planning appeal decision
Close Farm, Close Lane, Devizes, Wiltshire, SN10 5SN
Planning appeal 3282586 at Close Farm, Close Lane, Devizes, Wiltshire, SN10 5SN (Wiltshire Council) was dismissed on 17 August 2022 by Inspector Rennie S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the site is appropriate for a dwelling as proposed given Development Plan policies.
for the conversion and extension of a stable to form a 4- bedroom dwelling, the change of use of a storage building to a stable, the cladding of the proposed stable and an existing store, hard & soft landscaping and associated works
- Authority
- Wiltshire Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Rennie S
- Postcode
- SN10 5SN
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the site is appropriate for a dwelling as proposed given Development Plan policies
- The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area, including the setting of the Marston Conservation Area
What decided it
The identified less than substantial harm to the conservation area setting and the conflict with development plan policies limiting residential development in small villages to infill, combined with limited public benefits from a single dwelling, significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits.
The harm to the conservation area setting and conflict with development plan policies significantly and demonstrably outweighed the limited benefits of providing a single dwelling and associated economic and landscaping improvements, even if housing land supply were below 5 years.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Core Policy 1Core Policy 2Core Policy 12Core Policy 51Core Policy 57Core Policy 58Core Policy 60Core Policy 61
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 195Paragraph 196Paragraph 199
- Judgments
- Pilkington v SSEO [1973]
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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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