®Planning appeal decision
Land opposite 16 St Thomas Passage, Trowbridge, Wiltshire
two bungalows with 3no. off-road parking spaces
- Authority
- Wiltshire Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Rogers J
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposed development on protected species, most notably badgers
- the parking conditions in the area and, consequently, the safety of users of the surrounding highway network
What decided it
The failure to demonstrate that the proposed development could be constructed and occupied without causing an offence under the Protection of Badgers Act 1992, combined with the absence of a properly executed planning obligation to secure adequate parking provision, meant the development conflicted with the development plan with no material considerations to outweigh the harm.
The Council's housing land supply exceeds the four-year minimum requirement, so the tilted balance does not apply; the proposal conflicts with the development plan and no material considerations outweigh the identified harm.
Framework references: 11
Plan policies cited: Policy 50 of the Wiltshire Core Strategy, Policy 61 of the Wiltshire Core Strategy, Policy 64 of the Wiltshire Core Strategy
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.