®Planning appeal decision
Land at Sutton Lane, Sutton Benger, Wiltshire , SN15 4RR
residential development of 21 dwellings with associated infrastructure, landscaping and construction of new access onto Sutton Lane
- Authority
- Wiltshire Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Edwards J
- Postcode
- SN15 4RR
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the development would be in a suitable location having regard to the policies of the development plan, the National Planning Policy Framework and accessibility to services
- its effect on the character and appearance of the area
- the planning obligations
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 provision and accordance with the Framework's rural housing policies outweighed the moderate harm to character and appearance and conflict with the development plan.
The adverse impacts of conflict with the development plan's spatial strategy and moderate harm to character and appearance did not significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits of housing provision (including affordable housing), economic benefits, and support for village services when assessed against the Framework, applying the tilted balance.
Framework references: 11
Plan policies cited: Core Policy 1, Core Policy 2, Core Policy 10, Core Policy 48, Core Policy 51, Core Policy 57, Core Policy 60, Core Policy 61, Core Policy 3, Core Policy 43, Core Policy 45, Core Policy 52, North Wiltshire Local Plan 2001 policy H4, North Wiltshire Local Plan 2001 policy CF3
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.