®Planning appeal decision
51A Staverton House, Staverton , Trowbridge, Wiltshire, BA14 6NX
Planning appeal 3321615 at 51A Staverton House, Staverton , Trowbridge, Wiltshire, BA14 6NX (Wiltshire Council) was dismissed on 6 December 2023 by Inspector Cuthbert L, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposal on the living conditions of the existing occupants of 6 Littlebrook, 50b and 52 New Terrace, and 12 Smallbrook Gardens, with respect to privacy and outlook.
Demolition of existing care home with replacement building providing 9 bedrooms on lower ground floor, 9 bedrooms on ground floor and 14 bedrooms on first floor, all with auxiliary space, & together with the existing home would provide 52 bedrooms in total
- Authority
- Wiltshire Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- community-institutional · Other Major Developments
- Inspector
- Cuthbert L
- Postcode
- BA14 6NX
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposal on the living conditions of the existing occupants of 6 Littlebrook, 50b and 52 New Terrace, and 12 Smallbrook Gardens, with respect to privacy and outlook
- the effect of the proposal on the Old Vicarage, a non-designated heritage asset
What decided it
The unacceptable harm to the living conditions of the occupants of 6 Littlebrook through overbearing effect on outlook and privacy from the proposed 3-storey central building, which could not be outweighed by the benefits of the care home provision and housing supply contribution.
the benefits of enhanced dementia care provision and housing land supply contribution did not outweigh the significant harm to the living conditions of 6 Littlebrook occupants and the moderate harm to the non-designated heritage asset
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 57 of the Wiltshire Core StrategyCore Policies 57 and 58 of the Core Strategy
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 130Paragraph 203
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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