®Planning appeal decision
Land rear of 39 Woodrow Road, MELKSHAM, SN12 7AY
erection of new dwelling
- Authority
- Wiltshire Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- O'Doherty A
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on the living conditions of the occupiers of 39 Woodrow Road, and the future occupiers of the proposal, with respect to the provision of private amenity space
What decided it
The substantial harm to living conditions arising from inadequate private amenity space for both existing and future occupiers, which fundamentally conflicts with the importance of ensuring healthy living conditions in the context of promoting effective use of land, outweighs the limited benefits of housing delivery in a location where the Council cannot demonstrate five-year housing land supply.
The substantial weight of adverse impacts on living conditions and healthy places, assessed against the policies of the Framework taken as a whole, significantly and demonstrably outweighs the limited weight afforded to the benefits of providing one dwelling, such that the presumption in favour of sustainable development does not apply.
Framework references: 11, 60, 69, 119, 120, 124, 130
Plan policies cited: Core Policy 57 of the Wiltshire Core Strategy
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.