®Planning appeal decision
West Street Farm West Street, Great Somerford, Chippenham, SN15 5EH
Planning appeal 3290727 at West Street Farm West Street, Great Somerford, Chippenham, SN15 5EH (Wiltshire Council) was dismissed on 13 June 2022 by Inspector Tucker A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the site is suitably located for the proposed development having regard to local and national planning policies.
Change of use of land and 2 No. agricultural buildings for the purposes of self-storage
- Authority
- Wiltshire Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- employment-industrial · Change of use
- Inspector
- Tucker A
- Postcode
- SN15 5EH
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the site is suitably located for the proposed development having regard to local and national planning policies
- Its effect on the character and appearance of the area, including the Great Somerford Conservation Area and the setting of the nearby listed building known as 1 and 2 Westerton Farm Cottages
- The effect of the proposal on highway safety
What decided it
The proposal conflicts with the development plan settlement strategy and the identified harms to heritage assets, character and appearance, and highway safety are not outweighed by the modest public benefits.
The less than substantial heritage harm and harm to character and appearance, combined with highway safety concerns, outweighed the modest public benefits of meeting demand for self-storage and ecological improvements; the fallback position of implementing prior-approved access works was given limited weight.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CP1Policy CP2Policy CP13Policy CP34Policy CP48Policy CP51Policy CP57Policy CP58Policy CP61
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 84Paragraph 85Paragraph 199Paragraph 202
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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