®Planning appeal decision
Melksham Road , Holt , Wiltshire, BA14 6QT
for outline permission for the erection of up to 90 dwellings, including 40% affordable housing with public open space, structural planting and landscaping and sustainable drainage system (SuDS) with vehicular access point
- Authority
- Wiltshire Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Sargent J
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the development would be contrary to the spatial strategy
- whether it would harm the character and appearance of the countryside and the village
- whether it would be in an unsustainable location
- if harm would arise from any or all of the above, whether that harm significantly and demonstrably outweighs the benefits
What decided it
The significant housing land supply shortfall triggered the tilted balance under NPPF paragraph 11(d), and the benefits of delivering up to 90 dwellings (40% affordable) were found not to be significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the identified harms.
the harm from conflict with the spatial strategy and to landscape character did not significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits of delivering up to 90 dwellings including 40% affordable housing, so the tilted balance favoured allowing the appeal
Framework references: 11, 174
Plan policies cited: Core Policy 1, Core Policy 2, Core Policy 7, Core Policy 51, Core Policy 60, Core Policy 61, Neighbourhood Plan Objective 3, Policy H3.1
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.