®Planning appeal decision
Land west of Wilcot Road, Pewsey, Wiltshire, SN9 5NH
an outline planning application for 50 no dwellings, following demolition of existing buildings, with all matters apart from access reserved for future consideration
- Authority
- Wiltshire Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Inquiry
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Dakeyne M
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the developments on the character and appearance of the area, including their effect on the landscape character of the North Wessex Down Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB)
- Whether Appeal A would create a mixed and balanced community in the context of the amount and type of affordable housing
- Whether the proposals would accord with the development plan overall and, if not, whether any benefits of the schemes or other material considerations would outweigh the harm such that the appeals should be determined other than in accord with the development plan
What decided it
The Framework's policies protecting the AONB provided a clear reason for refusing both appeals because the landscape and visual harm to the AONB outweighed the housing, affordable housing and other benefits.
the environmental harm to the landscape and scenic beauty of the AONB, to which great weight was attached, outweighed the substantial social benefit of affordable housing, the significant benefit of boosting housing supply, and other economic and environmental benefits, such that permission was refused for both appeals
Framework references: 11, 177
Plan policies cited: Core Policy 51, Core Policy 57, Core Policy 43, Core Policy 45, Policy 1, Policy 6, Core Policy 44, Core Policy 1, Core Policy 2, Core Policy 18, Core Policy 60, Core Policy 61, Core Policy 3, Core Policy 50, Core Policy 69
Judgments cited: Monkhill Ltd V SSHCLG & Waverley Borough Council [2021] EWCA 74 Civ
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