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Allowed20 March 20243321957

Land South of Trowbridge, Trowbridge, BA14 0AG

Planning appeal 3321957 at Land South of Trowbridge, Trowbridge, BA14 0AG (Wiltshire Council) was allowed on 20 March 2024 by Inspector Longmuir J, following an inquiry. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposal would preserve the settings of the Grade II* listed Southwick Court Farmhouse and the Grade II* listed Gatehouse and Bridge Over Moat at Southwick Court.

outline planning permission with all matters reserved except access for the erection of up to 180 residential dwellings (Use Class C3); site servicing; laying out of open space and associated planting; creation of new roads, accesses and paths; installation of services; and drainage infrastructure

Authority
Wiltshire Council
Appeal type
other · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Inquiry
Development
residential · Unknown
Inspector
Longmuir J
Postcode
BA14 0AG

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether the proposal would preserve the settings of the Grade II* listed Southwick Court Farmhouse and the Grade II* listed Gatehouse and Bridge Over Moat at Southwick Court
  • whether the proposed development would be accessible to everyday services and facilities without reliance upon private motorised transport
  • the effect of the proposal on biodiversity particularly the Bath and Bradford-on-Avon Bats SAC

What decided it

The considerable planning benefits of housing delivery (including affordable housing) and accessibility, together with accordance with the site-specific allocation policy H.2.6, outweighed the less than substantial heritage harm to the settings of the Grade II* listed buildings.

The considerable benefits of the scheme, including up to 180 dwellings with 30% affordable housing, accessibility to services and ecological improvements, were found to outweigh the less than substantial harm to the significance of the Grade II* listed heritage assets.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Core Policy 3Core Policy 43Core Policy 50Core Policy 51Core Policy 55Core Policy 57Core Policy 58Core Policy 60Core Policy 61WHSAP Policy H.2.6Saved Policy LP4Southwick Neighbourhood Development Plan Policy 1Southwick Neighbourhood Development Plan Policy 2Southwick Neighbourhood Development Plan Policy 3North Bradley Neighbourhood Plan Policy 1North Bradley Neighbourhood Plan Policy 5
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 2Paragraph 56Paragraph 57Paragraph 108Paragraph 205Paragraph 208
Judgments
Catesby Estates Ltd v Steer [2018] EWCA Civ 1697

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