Planning appeal decision
The Paddock, Hill Road, Sutton Veny, BA12 7AT
Planning appeal 3292266 at The Paddock, Hill Road, Sutton Veny, BA12 7AT (Wiltshire Council) was dismissed on 17 October 2022 by Inspector Evans J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the location of the site is suitable for residential development.
the erection of a dwelling and associated works
- Authority
- Wiltshire Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Evans J
- Postcode
- BA12 7AT
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the location of the site is suitable for residential development
What decided it
The location is unsuitable for residential development because future occupants would be heavily reliant on private motor vehicles with consequential environmental harm, and this significant harm substantially and demonstrably outweighs the housing and economic benefits.
The social benefit of housing provision and small economic benefit from construction were substantially outweighed by cumulative environmental harm from increased motor vehicle use and pollution, such that the presumption in favour of sustainable development did not apply.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Core Policy 31Core Policy 1Core Policy 2Core Policy 60Core Policy 61
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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.
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