®Planning appeal decision
Land adjacent to 35 High Street , Winterbourne Bassett , Wiltshire , SN4 9QD
erection of a dwelling house and associated works
- Authority
- Wiltshire Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Jackson P
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area, including the North Wessex Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB)
- Whether the proposed development would provide a suitable location for housing, having regard to the development strategy for the area and accessibility to services and facilities
What decided it
The benefit of an additional dwelling in an area where there is an insufficient supply of housing land, combined with the absence of harm to character and appearance and the environmental benefits of a carbon neutral development, outweighed the locational disadvantages under the tilted balance in NPPF paragraph 11(d).
The locational disadvantages conflicting with the development plan were outweighed by the significant weight of housing land supply shortfall, the environmental benefits of carbon neutral development, and the absence of harm to character and appearance, applying the presumption in favour of sustainable development.
Framework references: 105, 11
Plan policies cited: Core Policy 1, Core Policy 2, Core Policy 57, Core Policy 60, Core Policy 61
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.