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Dismissed10 October 20233312717

Land at St Osmund's Close, Salisbury, SP1 3QL

Planning appeal 3312717 at Land at St Osmund's Close, Salisbury, SP1 3QL (Wiltshire Council) was dismissed on 10 October 2023 by Inspector O'Doherty A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area, including its effect on trees.

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
Postcode
SP1 3RB

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.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Core Policy 50Core Policy 51Core Policy 52Core Policy 57Objective 3 of Creating Places: A guide to achieving high quality design in new development (adopted 2006)
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 8Paragraph 69Paragraph 124Paragraph 126Paragraph 130Paragraph 174

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