Planning appeal decision
Units 10, 11 and 12 Callow Park, Callow Hill, Brinkworth, Wiltshire, SN15 5FD
Planning appeal 3287001 at Units 10, 11 and 12 Callow Park, Callow Hill, Brinkworth, Wiltshire, SN15 5FD (Wiltshire Council) was allowed on 19 October 2022 by Inspector O'Doherty A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether conditions Nos 3, 4, 5, 7 and 9 are reasonable and necessary and meet the tests for conditions set out in paragraph 56 of the NPPF, having particular regard to the character and appearance of the area, the living conditions of neighbouring residents, and highway and pedestrian safety.
Change of use of B1(a) and B1(b) areas to sui generis use of online car auction storage facility with guest area and reception (B8 use class to remain), including extensions and alterations to the units
- Authority
- Wiltshire Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- employment-industrial · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- O'Doherty A
- Postcode
- SN15 5FD
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether conditions Nos 3, 4, 5, 7 and 9 are reasonable and necessary and meet the tests for conditions set out in paragraph 56 of the NPPF, having particular regard to the character and appearance of the area, the living conditions of neighbouring residents, and highway and pedestrian safety
What decided it
The conditions as drafted were not reasonable, enforceable or precise because they imposed restrictions not justified by evidence of harm to residential amenity, highway safety or character, and in some cases were incapable of practical enforcement.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Core Policy 60 of the Wiltshire Core Strategy (adopted 2015)Core Policy 57 of the Wiltshire Core Strategy (adopted 2015)
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 56Paragraph 111
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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