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Dismissed15 May 20253338217

Land West of Westbury Road, Warminster, BA12 0AL

Planning appeal 3338217 at Land West of Westbury Road, Warminster, BA12 0AL (Wiltshire Council) was dismissed on 15 May 2025 by Inspector Parkin A, following an inquiry. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The main issue is whether the proposal would be acceptable in terms of flood risk.

Erection of up to 205 no. dwellings, community hub, public open space, access, infrastructure and associated works, with all other matters reserved

Authority
Wiltshire Council
Appeal type
major · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Inquiry
Development
residential · Major dwellings
Inspector
Parkin A

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The main issue is whether the proposal would be acceptable in terms of flood risk.

What decided it

The failure to undertake the required flood risk sequential test, where built development was shown to lie within flood zones 2/3, meant the proposal posed an unacceptable risk of flooding that outweighed its benefits.

the substantial benefits of housing delivery, affordable housing and community facilities were outweighed by the very substantial weight given to the harm from the unacceptable flood risk, where the sequential test had not been undertaken

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Core Policy 1 (Settlement Strategy)Core Policy 2 (Delivery Strategy)Core Policy 31 (Spatial Strategy: Warminster Community Area)Core Policy 67 (Flood Risk)
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 174Paragraph 175

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