®Planning appeal decision
Land south of White House Cottage, Callow Hill, Brinkworth, Wiltshire, SN15 5DZ
the erection of 2 detached dwellings with associated car parking, vehicular access, tree works and landscaping
- Authority
- Wiltshire Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Cahalane R
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposed dwellings would be in a suitable location having regard to the spatial strategy of the development plan for housing and its accessibility to facilities and services
- the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The proposal's location outside any defined settlement boundary in unsustainable countryside, combined with its poor design response to the rural context, means the adverse impacts significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits even with the housing land supply shortfall.
The significant harm to location and character and appearance, contrary to Core Policies 1, 2, 13, 57, 60 and 61, substantially outweighs the moderate benefits of housing supply and ecological enhancements, such that permission should be refused despite the housing land supply shortfall.
Framework references: 11, 154, 225
Plan policies cited: Core Policy 1, Core Policy 2, Core Policy 13, Core Policy 57, Core Policy 60, Core Policy 61
Judgments cited: Julian Wood v SSCLG, Gravesham Borough Council [2015] EWCA Civ 195; Braintree District Council v Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, Greyread Ltd & Granville Developments Ltd [2018] EWCA Civ 610; Wavendon Properties Limited v Secretary of State and Milton Keynes Council [2019] EWHC 1524 (Admin); Bloor Homes Limited v Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government [2017] PTSR 1283; Suffolk Coastal DC v Hopkins Homes Ltd & SSCLG and Richborough Estates Partnership LLP & SSCLG v Cheshire East BC [2017] UKSC 37
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.