®Planning appeal decision
Former Sewage Works, Church Fields, Upper South Wraxall, Wiltshire, BA15 2SB
Planning appeal 3327611 at Former Sewage Works, Church Fields, Upper South Wraxall, Wiltshire, BA15 2SB (Wiltshire Council) was dismissed on 8 May 2024 by Inspector O'Doherty A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposed development would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies.
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- Authority
- Wiltshire Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- O'Doherty A
- Postcode
- BA15 2SB
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposed development would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies
- whether the site would provide a suitable location for residential development, having particular regard to the settlement strategy for the area and its accessibility by sustainable forms of transport
- whether any harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, would be clearly outweighed by other considerations, so as to amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the proposed development
What decided it
The proposed development would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt with substantial harm to its openness, and the site would not provide a suitable location for residential development, with the identified harms not clearly outweighed by other considerations.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Core Policy 1Core Policy 2Core Policy 7Core Policy 48
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 60Paragraph 64Paragraph 70Paragraph 77Paragraph 83Paragraph 84Paragraph 114Paragraph 124Paragraph 143Paragraph 153Paragraph 154
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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