®Planning appeal decision
Land at The Old School, Fittleton, SP4 9QA
erection of a new dwelling with associated access and parking (Revised Scheme)
- Authority
- Wiltshire Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Jones RE
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether or not the appeal site is a suitable location for a new dwelling taking into consideration local and national policy regarding the character and appearance of the area and the accessibility of services and facilities
- whether the proposed development would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Fittleton and Haxton Conservation Area (FHCA) and the setting of the Grade II listed School House
- the effect of the proposed access on highway safety, with particular reference to visibility at the junction with the public highway
What decided it
The proposal would fail to preserve the character and appearance of the Fittleton and Haxton Conservation Area and would not accord with the Council's settlement strategy, and these harms outweighed the public benefits of housing delivery.
the modest public benefits of a small increase in local housing stock and local spending did not outweigh the less-than-substantial but considerable harm to the significance of the heritage asset and the significant harm associated with failure to accord with the Council's settlement strategy
Framework references: 11, 78, 197, 199, 202
Plan policies cited: Policy CP1, Policy CP2, Policy CP26, Policy CP51, Policy CP57, Policy CP58, Policy CP60, Policy CP61, Creating Places Design Guide
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.