®Planning appeal decision
Land at St Osmund's Close, Salisbury, SP1 3QL
construction of a house with associated parking, access and landscaping
- Authority
- Wiltshire Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- O'Doherty A
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area, including its effect on trees
- The effect of the proposed development on biodiversity
What decided it
The substantial harm to the character and appearance of the area through loss of prominent mature trees and urbanisation of an informal green space, combined with failure to demonstrate no net loss of biodiversity, substantially outweighed the modest benefits of providing one additional dwelling.
The modest benefits of the proposal in terms of housing supply, housing mix, energy efficiency, sustainable location and economic contribution were substantially outweighed by the substantial harm to character and appearance and the substantial harm from failure to demonstrate no net loss of biodiversity; the adverse impacts significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits when assessed against the Framework as a whole.
Framework references: 11, 8, 69, 124, 126, 130, 174
Plan policies cited: Core Policy 50, Core Policy 51, Core Policy 52, Core Policy 57, Objective 3 of Creating Places: A guide to achieving high quality design in new development (adopted 2006)
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.