®Planning appeal decision
Land at Saltersford Lane, Chippenham, SN14 0RN
Outline application for residential development of up to 70 dwellings with associated access, landscaping and open space. All matters reserved except for means of access
- Authority
- Wiltshire Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Inquiry
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Edwards S
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on highway safety
- Whether the proposal would provide satisfactory living conditions for future occupiers of the development, having particular regard to noise from surrounding industrial activities
- The effect of the proposal on the significance of heritage assets, having particular regard to potential archaeological remains
What decided it
The Council's inability to demonstrate a five-year housing land supply, which engaged the tilted balance under paragraph 11(d)(ii) of the Framework and meant the benefits of the scheme were not significantly and demonstrably outweighed by its conflict with the development plan.
the significant weight given to the delivery of market and affordable housing, together with moderate weight given to public open space, economic benefits and biodiversity net gain, was not significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the scheme's conflict with the Council's delivery strategy and the development plan, so the tilted balance favoured allowing the appeal
Framework references: 111, 185, 11, 57
Plan policies cited: Core Policy 1, Core Policy 2, Core Policy 3, Core Policy 43, Core Policy 45, Core Policy 46, Core Policy 52, Core Policy 57, Core Policy 58, Core Policy 61, Saved Policy CF3, Saved Policy H4
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.