®Planning appeal decision
Land at Kington Lane, Stanton St Quintin, Chippenham, Wiltshire, SN14 6DF
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
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.
Framework references: 219, 11, 111
Plan policies cited: Core Policy 1, Core Policy 2, Core Policy 10, Core Policy 51, Core Policy 57, Core Policy 60, Core Policy 61, Saved Policy H4
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.