®Planning appeal decision
Land South of Trowbridge, Trowbridge, BA14 0AG
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
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.
Framework references: 2, 56, 57, 108, 205, 208
Plan policies cited: Core Policy 3, Core Policy 43, Core Policy 50, Core Policy 51, Core Policy 55, Core Policy 57, Core Policy 58, Core Policy 60, Core Policy 61, WHSAP Policy H.2.6, Saved Policy LP4, Southwick Neighbourhood Development Plan Policy 1, Southwick Neighbourhood Development Plan Policy 2, Southwick Neighbourhood Development Plan Policy 3, North Bradley Neighbourhood Plan Policy 1, North Bradley Neighbourhood Plan Policy 5
Judgments cited: Catesby Estates Ltd v Steer [2018] EWCA Civ 1697
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