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Allowed17 November 20233322502

Land at Saltersford Lane, Chippenham, SN14 0RN

Planning appeal 3322502 at Land at Saltersford Lane, Chippenham, SN14 0RN (Wiltshire Council) was allowed on 17 November 2023 by Inspector Edwards S, following an inquiry. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on highway safety.

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

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Core Policy 1Core Policy 2Core Policy 3Core Policy 43Core Policy 45Core Policy 46Core Policy 52Core Policy 57Core Policy 58Core Policy 61Saved Policy CF3Saved Policy H4
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 111Paragraph 185Paragraph 11Paragraph 57

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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