®Planning appeal decision
The Mount, School Hill, Brinkworth, Chippenham, Wiltshire, SN15 5AX
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
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.
Framework references: 84, 225, 11
Plan policies cited: WCS Core Policy 1, WCS Core Policy 2, WCS Core Policy 13, WCS Policy 57, WCS Core Policy 61, WCS Core Policy 62, NWLP Policy H4
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.