®Planning appeal decision
Land to the rear of Devies Road, Box, Wiltshire
the erection of a single self-build dwelling, resurfacing of Pye Lane and associated works
- Authority
- Wiltshire Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Howell M
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal is inappropriate development in the Green Belt
- The effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt
- Whether the proposed development would provide a suitable location for housing, with regard to the Council's housing strategy
- The effect of the proposal on ecology and biodiversity
- If the proposal is inappropriate development whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, is clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to the very special circumstances necessary to justify the development
What decided it
The proposal is inappropriate development in the Green Belt that would harm openness and conflict with the Council's housing strategy, and the limited benefits do not clearly outweigh this harm to constitute very special circumstances.
The substantial weight given to harm to the Green Belt and harm to the housing strategy was not outweighed by the limited benefits of a single dwelling, short-term construction benefits, and limited biodiversity uplift, therefore very special circumstances do not exist.
Framework references: 149, 133, 80, 11, 202
Plan policies cited: Core Policy 1, Core Policy 2, Core Policy 11, Saved Policy H4
Judgments cited: Bernard Wheatcroft Ltd v SSE [JPL, 1982, P37]; Julian Wood v The Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government and Gravesham Borough Council [2015]
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.