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Dismissed24 April 20243329918

The Mount, School Hill, Brinkworth, Chippenham, Wiltshire, SN15 5AX

Planning appeal 3329918 at The Mount, School Hill, Brinkworth, Chippenham, Wiltshire, SN15 5AX (Wiltshire Council) was dismissed on 24 April 2024 by Inspector Marigold O, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposal would accord with the spatial strategy of the Development Plan for housing, having regard to access to services and facilities, and the character and appearance of the area.

the sub-division of a residential plot and the construction of a self-build dwelling with associated infrastructure

Authority
Wiltshire Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Marigold O
Postcode
SN15 5AX

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether the proposal would accord with the spatial strategy of the Development Plan for housing, having regard to access to services and facilities, and the character and appearance of the area
  • the effect of the proposal on highway safety

What decided it

The proposal conflicts with the spatial strategy of the Development Plan by failing to constitute infill and elongating the village, and creates a real potential for highway safety risk due to restricted visibility at the junction, and these adverse impacts significantly and demonstrably outweigh the limited benefits of providing a single self-build dwelling.

The adverse impacts of granting permission, comprising significant negative weight for conflicts with spatial strategy and highway safety, significantly and demonstrably outweighed the limited positive weight given to housing supply benefits and modest economic and environmental contributions.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
WCS Core Policy 1WCS Core Policy 2WCS Core Policy 13WCS Policy 57WCS Core Policy 61WCS Core Policy 62NWLP Policy H4
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 84Paragraph 225Paragraph 11

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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