®Planning appeal decision
Wiltshire College, Cocklebury Road, CHIPPENHAM, SN15 3QD
for the erection of Retirement Apartments (Category II type) with communal facilities and car parking; erection of Assisted Living Accommodation (Class C2) with communal facilities and car parking
- Authority
- Wiltshire Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Thomas G
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the Chippenham Conservation Area
What decided it
The replacement building would preserve or enhance the character and appearance of the conservation area, making the loss of the non-designated heritage asset neutral, and the scheme would deliver significant housing and economic benefits at a time when the Council cannot demonstrate a five-year housing land supply.
The loss of the non-designated heritage asset (neutral effect) was outweighed by the positive design quality of the replacement building, the enhancement of the conservation area's appearance, and the significant benefits of delivering affordable and market housing and economic regeneration.
Framework references: 202, 203
Plan policies cited: Policy CPO9, Policy CP57, Policy CP58, Policy CP55
Judgments cited: Dorothy Bohm v SSCLG [2017]
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