®Planning appeal decision
Brooklyn House , Broad Bush, Swindon, SN26 7DH
the erection of 1 No new dwelling
- Authority
- Swindon Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Worley E
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed development would be in a suitable location, with regard to the spatial strategy for the delivery of housing
What decided it
The conflict with the spatial strategy set out in the development plan, combined with the application of paragraph 14 of the Framework which gives significant weight to neighbourhood plan policies that are less than 5 years old and include housing allocations, means the adverse impacts significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits.
The benefits of housing supply and economic benefits of a single dwelling, which are of limited weight, are significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the adverse impact of granting permission contrary to the neighbourhood plan policies, to which significant weight is attributed under paragraph 14 of the Framework
Framework references: 11, 14
Plan policies cited: Policy SD2 of the Swindon Borough Local Plan 2026, Policy 1 of the Blunsdon East Neighbourhood Plan, Policy 2 of the Blunsdon East Neighbourhood Plan
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