®Planning appeal decision
Land at High Street, Winterbourne Bassett, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN4 9QB
Planning appeal 3303198 at Land at High Street, Winterbourne Bassett, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN4 9QB (Wiltshire Council) was allowed on 8 March 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.
change of use of land and erection of a detached dwelling with associated access & landscaping
- Authority
- Wiltshire Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Cuthbert L
- Postcode
- SN4 9QB
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 proposal on the character and appearance of the area, including the North Wessex Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
What decided it
The Council's inability to demonstrate a five-year housing land supply, combined with the absence of significant landscape harm to the AONB and the limited nature of the conflict with the development plan strategy, meant the presumption in favour of sustainable development applied and outweighed the conflict with the development plan.
The modest contribution of one dwelling to housing supply (given significant weight) and modest economic benefits were weighed against the conflict with Core Policies 1, 2, 60 and 61 regarding settlement strategy and accessibility; the adverse impacts did not significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits, and the presumption in favour of sustainable development applied.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Core Policy 1Core Policy 2Core Policy 57Core Policy 60Core Policy 61
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 176
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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