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Allowed21 July 20233315432

Melksham Road , Holt , Wiltshire, BA14 6QT

Planning appeal 3315432 at Melksham Road , Holt , Wiltshire, BA14 6QT (Wiltshire Council) was allowed on 21 July 2023 by Inspector Sargent J, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the development would be contrary to the spatial strategy.

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

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Core Policy 1Core Policy 2Core Policy 7Core Policy 51Core Policy 60Core Policy 61Neighbourhood Plan Objective 3Policy H3.1
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 174

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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