®Planning appeal decision
16 Turnpike Road, Blunsdon, SWINDON, SN26 7EA
demolition of existing garage to create 4no. bedroom detached dwelling with proposed dropped kerb and associated works
- Authority
- Swindon Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Conde L
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the site is an appropriate location for the proposed development having regard to the spatial strategy for the delivery of housing
- Whether any conflict with the development plan and harm arising is outweighed by other considerations
What decided it
The Council's inability to demonstrate a five-year housing land supply, combined with the site's infill location, absence of harm to character and appearance, and modest contribution to housing delivery, meant the benefits outweighed the modest harm from conflict with the development plan policies.
The modest harm from conflict with Local Plan Policy SD2 and Neighbourhood Plan Policies 1 and 2 was outweighed by the small but positive contribution to housing supply, socio-economic benefits, and the site's particular characteristics as an infill location with some access to facilities, assessed against the Framework as a whole under the tilted balance.
Framework references: 14, 11, 105, 69
Plan policies cited: Local Plan Policy SD2, Neighbourhood Plan Policy 1, Neighbourhood Plan Policy 2
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.