®Planning appeal decision
Plot 3, Symmetry Park, Swindon, SN3 4DB
outline application for employment (B1, B2, B8) use
- Authority
- Swindon Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Inquiry
- Development
- employment-industrial · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Wilders B
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposals on the significance of any archaeological remains on the site.
- The effect of the proposal on protected species and biodiversity
- The effect of the proposal on the significance of the Grade II Listed Lock Keepers Cottage
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The total loss of significance of the archaeological remains, treated as equivalent to a designated/scheduled heritage asset, was not outweighed by substantial public benefits.
the heritage, economic, social and environmental public benefits put forward were not substantial and did not outweigh the substantial harm/total loss of significance to the archaeological remains, nor the totality of harm including the likely adverse effect on protected species and biodiversity
Framework references: 205, 206, 207, 209, 85, 135, 186
Plan policies cited: Policy EN10, Policy NC3, Policy EN4, Policy DE1, Policy EN5, Policy SD1
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.