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Allowed6 May 20223284520

Upper Farm, Wexcombe, Marlborough, SN8 3SQ

Planning appeal 3284520 at Upper Farm, Wexcombe, Marlborough, SN8 3SQ (Wiltshire Council) was allowed on 6 May 2022 by Inspector O'Connor H, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the site provides a suitable location for residential development having regard to local planning policies and accessibility.

the conversion of an existing agricultural building into a residential dwelling (C3 Use Class), together with associated residential curtilage, landscaping, parking and a garage. The proposals also include the demolition and removal of two redundant open sided barns and restoration of an existing former chapel

Authority
Wiltshire Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Change of use
Inspector
O'Connor H
Postcode
SN8 3SQ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the site provides a suitable location for residential development having regard to local planning policies and accessibility
  • If harm arises, whether this is outweighed by other material considerations

What decided it

The Council's inability to demonstrate a five-year housing land supply triggered the tilted balance under NPPF paragraph 11, and the benefits of housing delivery and heritage restoration outweighed the limited conflict with Core Policy 48.

The benefits of providing an additional dwelling and modest heritage benefits from chapel restoration (moderate weight) outweighed the limited conflict with Core Policy 48 regarding the chapel restoration (limited weight), with the presumption in favour of sustainable development applying as a material consideration of considerable weight

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Core Policy 1Core Policy 2Core Policy 18Core Policy 48Core Policy 60Core Policy 61
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 105Paragraph 197Paragraph 203Paragraph 184
Judgments
Hibbitt and another v Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government and Rushcliffe Borough Council [2016] EWHC 2853 (Admin)

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