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Dismissed2 November 20223293001

Land to the Rear of 127 East Gomeldon Road, Gomeldon, SP4 6NB

Planning appeal 3293001 at Land to the Rear of 127 East Gomeldon Road, Gomeldon, SP4 6NB (Wiltshire Council) was dismissed on 2 November 2022 by Inspector Jones RE, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area.

conversion of existing barns to form a single storey two bedroom residential dwelling (Use Class C3) and associated works

Authority
Wiltshire Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Change of use
Inspector
Jones RE
Postcode
SP4 6NB

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
  • whether the proposal complies with local policies for the conversion and re-use of rural buildings, with particular reference to the appeal buildings being structurally sound and capable of conversion without significant rebuilding

What decided it

The significant harm to the character and appearance of the area, through the creation of a more intensive residential environment that would encroach into open countryside and erode the settlement edge, outweighs the minor benefits of housing provision and building re-use.

The minor benefits of housing provision, visual improvements to the barns, and efficient re-use of an underutilised building were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the significant harm to character and appearance and conflict with the development plan, such that the proposal would not be a sustainable form of development.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy CP48(ii) of the Wiltshire Core Strategy (2015)Saved Policy C6 of the Salisbury and District Local Plan (2003)Policy 1 of the Idmiston Parish Council Neighbourhood Plan 2015-2026Policy 3 of the Idmiston Parish Council Neighbourhood Plan 2015-2026Design Policies 6 and 10 of the Idmiston, Porton and Gomeldon Village Design Statement
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 8

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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