Fosburys Field, Crowood Lane, Ramsbury, Wiltshire, SN8 2PU

conversion and extension of stable block and barn to holiday letting accommodation

Authority: Wiltshire Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: leisure-sport · Change of use
Inspector: Edwards J

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effect on the character and appearance of the area including whether the development would conserve or enhance the landscape and natural beauty of the North Wessex Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (the AONB)
Whether the development would be in a suitable location having regard to the policies of the Wiltshire Core Strategy 2015, the National Planning Policy Framework and accessibility

What decided it

The harmful effect on the character and appearance of the area and the landscape and natural beauty of the AONB outweighed the benefits of the development and its suitable location.

Plan policies cited: Core Policy 51, Core Policy 57, Core Policy 1, Core Policy 2, Core Policy 14, Core Policy 39, Core Policy 60, Core Policy 61

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