®Planning appeal decision
Bypass Barn, Burbage, Marlborough, Wiltshire, SN8 3FU
Planning appeal 3320815 at Bypass Barn, Burbage, Marlborough, Wiltshire, SN8 3FU (Wiltshire Council) was dismissed on 17 November 2023 by Inspector Cuthbert L, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the principle of the proposed development would provide a suitable location for housing, having regard to the development strategy for the area and to the accessibility of services and facilities.
Permission in Principle for residential development of 1 no. dwelling (Use Class C3)
- Authority
- Wiltshire Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Cuthbert L
- Postcode
- SN8 3FU
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the principle of the proposed development would provide a suitable location for housing, having regard to the development strategy for the area and to the accessibility of services and facilities
- Whether the principle of the proposed development would harm the character and appearance of the area, including whether it would conserve and enhance the landscape and scenic beauty within the North Wessex Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB)
- The effect of the principle of the proposal on the River Avon Special Area of Conservation (SAC)
What decided it
The harm to the character and appearance of the area and the North Wessex Downs AONB, combined with the unsuitable location due to poor accessibility to services and facilities, engaged the protective policies in paragraph 176 of the Framework and displaced the presumption in favour of sustainable development.
The limited benefits of housing supply and economic contribution were outweighed by the harm to the AONB and the poor accessibility of the location to services and facilities.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Core Policy 1Core Policy 2Core Policy 60Core Policy 61Core Policy 51Core Policy 57
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 38Paragraph 80Paragraph 105Paragraph 176
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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