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Allowed30 May 20223285428

Semington Road, Melksham, SN12 6EF

outline planning permission for up to 50 dwellings and formation of an access with associated works

Authority
Wiltshire Council
Appeal type
major · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Inquiry
Development
residential · Major dwellings
Inspector
Wilkinson S

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether or not the Council is able to demonstrate a sufficient supply of housing land with specific reference to Paragraph 14 of the National Planning Policy Framework (the Framework) with respect to the Development Plan as a whole
  • The effect of the proposals on the landscape character and appearance of the area
  • Whether or not the proposed scheme would lead to increased flood risk
  • Whether or not the proposals include adequate provision of necessary infrastructure directly required by this development
  • The accessibility of the proposed scheme to local services
  • The implications of the proposal in addressing housing need

What decided it

The substantial weight given to the delivery of 100% affordable housing, addressing a pressing and demonstrable local need, outweighed the limited landscape and location-related harms.

The limited harms from landscape impact and conflict with settlement boundary policies were outweighed by the substantial benefit of 100% affordable housing delivery, such that adverse impacts did not significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits under the tilted balance.

Framework references: 11, 14, 15, 57, 62, 130, 163, 174, 219

Plan policies cited: Policy CP1, Policy CP2, Policy CP3, Policy CP15, Policy CP43, Policy CP44, Policy CP45, Policy CP51, Policy CP52, Policy CP55, Policy CP57, Policy CP67, Policy CS3, Policy CS16, JMNP Policy 1, JMNP Policy 6, JMNP Policy 17, JMNP Policy 7, Policy 8 of the JMNP

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