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Allowed25 November 20223299290

Land North of Webbs Court, Lyneham

Planning appeal 3299290 at Land North of Webbs Court, Lyneham (Wiltshire Council) was allowed on 25 November 2022 by Inspector Edwards S, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the Council's spatial development strategy.

outline planning application (all matters reserved except means of access only in relation to a new point of access into the site) for residential development for up to 56 dwellings, including the creation of a new vehicular access, public open space, landscape planting, pumping station, surface water attenuation and associated infrastructure

Authority
Wiltshire Council
Appeal type
major · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Hearing
Development
residential · Major dwellings
Inspector
Edwards S

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the proposal on the Council's spatial development strategy
  • The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
  • The effect of the proposal on the setting of the Grade II listed building known as the Old Rectory

What decided it

The tilted balance under NPPF paragraph 11d), triggered by the Council's inability to demonstrate a five-year housing land supply, meant the identified harms did not significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits of the housing development.

The collective weight of the adverse impacts (conflict with the spatial strategy, harm to character and appearance, and less than substantial harm to the listed building's setting) would not significantly and demonstrably outweigh the considerable benefits (housing delivery, affordable housing, economic benefits and open space) when assessed against the Framework as a whole, tipping the balance in favour of the appeal.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Core Policy CP1Core Policy CP2Core Policy CP19Core Policy CP13Core Policy 51Core Policy 57Saved Policy H4Core Policy CP43Core Policy CP45Core Policy CP3Core Policy 52Saved Policy CF3Lyneham and Bradenstoke NDP
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 14Paragraph 47Paragraph 65Paragraph 174Paragraph 202

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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