®Planning appeal decision
16 Turnpike Road, Blunsdon, Swindon, SN26 7EA
Planning appeal 3319394 at 16 Turnpike Road, Blunsdon, Swindon, SN26 7EA (Swindon Borough Council) was allowed on 6 December 2023 by Inspector Conde L, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the site is an appropriate location for the proposed development having regard to the spatial strategy for the delivery of housing.
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
- Postcode
- SN26 7EA
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.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Local Plan Policy SD2Neighbourhood Plan Policy 1Neighbourhood Plan Policy 2
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 14Paragraph 11Paragraph 105Paragraph 69
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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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