®Planning appeal decision
Longbarn, Lower Stanton St. Quintin, CHIPPENHAM, SN14 6DB
Permission in Principle for the erection of 2no. Dwellings
- Authority
- Wiltshire Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Phillips B
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the site is suitable for residential development, having regard to its location, the proposed land use and the amount of development
What decided it
The site's location outside the built-up area in a substantial undeveloped gap, its poor accessibility and reliance on car travel, and the harm to character and appearance, combined with the absence of a four-year housing land supply shortfall to engage the tilted balance, meant the proposal conflicted with the development plan's spatial strategy and could not be justified.
the minor benefits of housing supply and economic benefits did not outweigh the identified harm to the spatial strategy, accessibility and character and appearance of the area
Framework references: 11, 59, 173
Plan policies cited: CP Policy 1, CP Policy 2, CP Policy 10, CP Policy 51, CP Policy 57, CP Policy 60, CP Policy 61, LP Policy H4
Judgments cited: Wathen-Fayed v Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, 20 January 2023
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.