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Dismissed12 October 20223298740

Land to the Rear of Devies Road, Box, Wiltshire

Planning appeal 3298740 at Land to the Rear of Devies Road, Box, Wiltshire (Wiltshire Council) was dismissed on 12 October 2022 by Inspector Howell M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal is inappropriate development in the Green Belt.

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.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Core Policy 1Core Policy 2Core Policy 11Saved Policy H4
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 149Paragraph 133Paragraph 80Paragraph 11Paragraph 202
Judgments
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]

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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