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Dismissed4 May 20233309354

Land at Brynards Hill, Wootton Bassett, SN4 8FT

Planning appeal 3309354 at Land at Brynards Hill, Wootton Bassett, SN4 8FT (Wiltshire Council) was dismissed on 4 May 2023 by Inspector Pipkin R, following an inquiry. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area.

erection of 61 dwellings, access and open space

Authority
Wiltshire Council
Appeal type
major · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Inquiry
Development
residential · Major dwellings
Inspector
Pipkin R

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
  • whether the site is a suitable location for the proposed development, having regard to the spatial strategy
  • the effect of the proposed development on green infrastructure with particular regard to recreational provision at Brynards Hill Country Park
  • whether there are any other material considerations, including the housing land supply situation and benefits of the proposal, which would indicate that the proposal should be determined otherwise than in accordance with the terms of the development plan

What decided it

The significant harm to the character and appearance of the area and the unjustified loss of green infrastructure/recreational provision within Brynards Hill Country Park outweighed the housing and other benefits of the scheme.

The benefits of housing delivery (including affordable housing) and other economic/environmental benefits, attracting high and medium weight, were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the very substantial harm to landscape character and appearance and the loss of green infrastructure, so the tilted balance under paragraph 11(d)(ii) of the Framework tipped against the proposal.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Core Policy 1Core Policy 2Core Policy 19Core Policy 51Core Policy 52Core Policy 57Saved Policy H4
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 174Paragraph 101Paragraph 11

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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