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Allowed30 May 20223285428

Semington Road, Melksham, SN12 6EF

Planning appeal 3285428 at Semington Road, Melksham, SN12 6EF (Wiltshire Council) was allowed on 30 May 2022 by Inspector Wilkinson S, following an inquiry. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: 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.

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.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy CP1Policy CP2Policy CP3Policy CP15Policy CP43Policy CP44Policy CP45Policy CP51Policy CP52Policy CP55Policy CP57Policy CP67Policy CS3Policy CS16JMNP Policy 1JMNP Policy 6JMNP Policy 17JMNP Policy 7Policy 8 of the JMNP
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 14Paragraph 15Paragraph 57Paragraph 62Paragraph 130Paragraph 163Paragraph 174Paragraph 219

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.

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