®Planning appeal decision
Land at Kington Lane, Stanton St Quintin, Chippenham, Wiltshire, SN14 6DF
Planning appeal 3299845 at Land at Kington Lane, Stanton St Quintin, Chippenham, Wiltshire, SN14 6DF (Wiltshire Council) was dismissed on 17 January 2023 by Inspector Cuthbert L, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposed development would provide a suitable location for housing, having regard to the development strategy for the area and accessibility to services and facilities.
Erection of up to 17 dwellings (including 7 affordable units) and associated infrastructure, including full details of access and public amenity space
- Authority
- Wiltshire Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Cuthbert L
- Postcode
- SN14 6DF
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposed development would provide a suitable location for housing, having regard to the development strategy for the area and accessibility to services and facilities
- the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
- the effect of the proposed development on highway safety, with specific regard to access
What decided it
The unacceptable impact on highway safety arising from substandard visibility sightlines at the proposed access, combined with harm to rural character and unsustainable location, significantly and demonstrably outweighed the housing supply benefits.
The benefits of housing delivery and addressing the housing shortfall were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the adverse impacts of unsustainable location, harm to rural character and appearance, and unacceptable highway safety impacts.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Core Policy 1Core Policy 2Core Policy 10Core Policy 51Core Policy 57Core Policy 60Core Policy 61Saved Policy H4
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 219Paragraph 11Paragraph 111
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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