The Dairy & Parlour, Hornbeam Grange, Cricklade, Swindon, SN6 6HZ

Planning appeal 3326380 at The Dairy & Parlour, Hornbeam Grange, Cricklade, Swindon, SN6 6HZ (Wiltshire Council) was dismissed on 29 February 2024 by Inspector Thandi B, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether it has been sufficiently demonstrated that the appeal properties are not viable as holiday let units.

change of use to provide 2No Unrestricted Dwellings (C3), removing the existing holiday let restrictions

Authority: Wiltshire Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Change of use
Inspector: Thandi B
Postcode: SN6 6HZ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether it has been sufficiently demonstrated that the appeal properties are not viable as holiday let units
Whether the appeal site is an appropriate location for permanent residential dwellings

What decided it

The site's remote location, lack of sustainable transport links, and heavy reliance on private car use for accessing services made it an inappropriate location for permanent residential dwellings, and this conflict with the development plan's sustainability policies outweighed the housing supply benefits even under the tilted balance.

The benefits of providing two dwellings towards the Council's housing shortfall (4.6 years supply) were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the conflict with the most important policies of the development plan requiring development in sustainable locations with access to services and sustainable transport options.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Core Policy 2Core Policy 1
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 11Paragraph 77Paragraph 83Paragraph 109

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