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Dismissed13 July 20223288168

Sandyhills Farm Barn, Teffont, SP3 5QX

Planning appeal 3288168 at Sandyhills Farm Barn, Teffont, SP3 5QX (Wiltshire Council) was dismissed on 13 July 2022 by Inspector Jones RE, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether future occupiers would be likely to experience acceptable living conditions, with particular reference to outlook and light.

conversion of existing agricultural barn to form a single storey residential dwelling (Use Class C3) and associated works

Authority
Wiltshire Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Jones RE
Postcode
SP3 5QX

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether future occupiers would be likely to experience acceptable living conditions, with particular reference to outlook and light
  • the effect of the proposal on the integrity of the River Avon Special Area of Conservation (SAC) and the Chilmark Quarries SAC
  • the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the surrounding area, having regard to its location within the Cranborne Chase Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) and the setting of the Teffont Conservation Area (CA)
  • whether the proposal would be in a suitable location for housing, having regard to local and national planning policies

What decided it

The proposal would result in unacceptable living conditions for future occupiers due to poor light and outlook from habitable rooms caused by proximity to tall boundary trees and rising topography, which would not be overcome by the scheme's other benefits.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Core Policy 57Core Policy 50Core Policy 1Core Policy 2Core Policy 48Core Policy 60Core Policy 61Core Policy 41Core Policy 51Core Policy 58
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 176Paragraph 80Paragraph 180Paragraph 182

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