®Planning appeal decision
Land off the B4069 East of Barrow Farm, Langley Burrell, Chippenham, SN15 1FQ
a residential development (up to 230 dwellings), a local centre (comprising commercial business and service uses (Use Class E), drinking establishment and hot food takeaway (sui generis) with a GIA limit of 675 square metres (sqm) of which no more than 200 sqm (GIA) shall be used for retail (Class E(a)) drinking establishment and hot food takeaway (sui generis)), associated works and infrastructure, ancillary facilities, open space, landscaping with vehicular access from the B4069
- Authority
- Wiltshire Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Inquiry
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- McDonald K
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the site is suitable for the proposed development, having regard to the Council's settlement strategy
- The effect of the proposal on the landscape character and appearance of the area
- The effect of the proposal upon nearby heritage assets
What decided it
The absence of a five year housing land supply engaged the tilted balance, and the substantial benefits of market and affordable housing delivery outweighed the identified landscape and heritage harms.
The 'in principle' policy harm, localised landscape and character harm, and less than substantial heritage harm were outweighed by the substantial weight given to market and affordable housing delivery together with economic, social and environmental benefits, such that the adverse impacts did not significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits under the tilted balance.
Framework references: 11, 174
Plan policies cited: Core Policy 1, Core Policy 2, Core Policy 10, Core Policy 43, Core Policy 50, Core Policy 51, Core Policy 52, Core Policy 57, Core Policy 58, Policy H4, PB1, LP1, NE2, HP1, HP2, HP3, HP4
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.