®Planning appeal decision
Land North of Webbs Court, Lyneham
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.
Framework references: 11, 14, 47, 65, 174, 202
Plan policies cited: Core Policy CP1, Core Policy CP2, Core Policy CP19, Core Policy CP13, Core Policy 51, Core Policy 57, Saved Policy H4, Core Policy CP43, Core Policy CP45, Core Policy CP3, Core Policy 52, Saved Policy CF3, Lyneham and Bradenstoke NDP
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.