®Planning appeal decision
North Lower Park Farm, Whistley Road, Potterne, DEVIZES, SN10 5TB
creation of a community farm (including farmhouse), farm track and rural employment units and associated works
- Authority
- Wiltshire Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- employment-industrial · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Marigold O
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
- whether the proposal would comply with the spatial strategy of the Development Plan
What decided it
The very substantial weight given to the conflict with the Development Plan's settlement strategy and landscape protection policies, combined with the limited benefit of a single dwelling, outweighed the material consideration of housing undersupply.
The adverse impacts of granting permission, comprising very substantial harm to character and appearance and very substantial conflict with the settlement strategy, significantly and demonstrably outweighed the limited positive weight given to housing supply contribution, economic growth, community farm benefits, and biodiversity enhancement.
Framework references: 11, 89
Plan policies cited: WCS Core Policy 1, WCS Core Policy 2, WCS Core Policy 12, WCS Core Policy 34, WCS Core Policy 48, WCS Core Policy 51, WCS Core Policy 52, WCS Core Policy 57, WCS Core Policy 58, Devizes Neighbourhood Plan Policy H1, Devizes Neighbourhood Plan Policy ESD1
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.