Brooklyn House , Broad Bush, Swindon, SN26 7DH

Planning appeal 3334120 at Brooklyn House , Broad Bush, Swindon, SN26 7DH (Swindon Borough Council) was dismissed on 2 August 2024 by Inspector Worley E, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed development would be in a suitable location, with regard to the spatial strategy for the delivery of housing.

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
Postcode: SN26 7DH

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

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy SD2 of the Swindon Borough Local Plan 2026Policy 1 of the Blunsdon East Neighbourhood PlanPolicy 2 of the Blunsdon East Neighbourhood Plan
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 11Paragraph 14

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