Planning appeal decision
Ski's Trees Compound and Yard, Adjacent to Blackford's Industrial Estate , Greenhill, Royal Wootton Bassett, Wiltshire, SN4 8EH
Planning appeal 3337786 at Ski's Trees Compound and Yard, Adjacent to Blackford's Industrial Estate , Greenhill, Royal Wootton Bassett, Wiltshire, SN4 8EH (Wiltshire Council) was dismissed on 22 August 2024 by Inspector Carpenter C, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposed development would constitute a dwelling.
Erection of security lodge and associated works
- Authority
- Wiltshire Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Carpenter C
- Postcode
- SN4 8EH
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposed development would constitute a dwelling
- whether the site represents an appropriate location for the proposed development, having regard to the settlement strategy
What decided it
Insufficient functional and financial evidence was provided to demonstrate that a permanent dwelling was essential to enable a worker to live at the site, resulting in conflict with the settlement strategy policies.
the limited benefits of the scheme (surveillance, economic contribution and one additional home) did not outweigh its conflict with the development plan taken as a whole
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CP48Policy H4Policy CP1Policy CP2Policy 57Policy 34Policy LM6
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 48Paragraph 84Paragraph 11d)Paragraph 226
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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