®Planning appeal decision
Plot Adj to 2 Pembroke Road, Melksham, SN12 7NA
Planning appeal 3321030 at Plot Adj to 2 Pembroke Road, Melksham, SN12 7NA (Wiltshire Council) was dismissed on 20 November 2023 by Inspector Conde L, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of future occupiers with regards to the provision of internal space.
Erection of a pair of single bedroom houses with off- street parking
- Authority
- Wiltshire Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Conde L
- Postcode
- SN12 7NA
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of future occupiers with regards to the provision of internal space
- the effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of the neighbouring occupiers of no. 2 Pembroke Road, with regards to overshadowing and loss of light
What decided it
The significant harm to the living conditions of both future occupiers (through inadequate internal space) and neighbouring residents (through overshadowing and loss of daylight) demonstrably outweighs the limited housing benefits of two units, particularly where good design is a core aspect of sustainable development.
The presumption in favour of sustainable development does not apply because the adverse impacts of the proposed development (harm to living conditions of future and neighbouring occupiers) would significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits (limited housing delivery in a sustainable location), even accounting for the Council's failure to demonstrate a five-year housing land supply.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Core Policy 57
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 60
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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