Land Off Park Road, Malmesbury, SN16 0QW

Planning appeal 3286853 at Land Off Park Road, Malmesbury, SN16 0QW (Wiltshire Council) was allowed on 26 September 2022 by Inspector Underwood G, following an inquiry. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effects the developments would have on the character and appearance of the area, including landscape and visual effects.

up to 50 residential units, internal road, parking, open space and associated works

Authority: Wiltshire Council
Appeal type: major · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Inquiry
Development: residential · Major dwellings
Inspector: Underwood G
Postcode: SN16 0QW

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

the effects the developments would have on the character and appearance of the area, including landscape and visual effects
whether the sites would be a suitable location for residential development having regard to planning policy

What decided it

The substantial weight attached to housing delivery (including affordable housing) in the context of an undemonstrated five-year housing land supply outweighed the limited harm to character and appearance and limited conflict with the development plan.

The limited adverse impacts, including harm from conflict with the development plan, did not significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits (principally substantial weight to market and affordable housing delivery), so the Framework's presumption in favour of sustainable development indicated permission should be granted.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: WCS CP 51WCS CP 57MNP Policy 13WCS CP 1WCS CP 2WCS CP 13NWLP Policy H4MNP Policies 4 and 5MNPDR Policy 14
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 174Paragraph 130Paragraph 49Paragraph 50

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