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Dismissed31 December 20243343695

North Lower Park Farm, Whistley Road, Potterne, Devizes, SN10 5TB

Planning appeal 3343695 at North Lower Park Farm, Whistley Road, Potterne, Devizes, SN10 5TB (Wiltshire Council) was dismissed on 31 December 2024 by Inspector Marigold O, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area.

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
Postcode
SN10 5TB

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.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
WCS Core Policy 1WCS Core Policy 2WCS Core Policy 12WCS Core Policy 34WCS Core Policy 48WCS Core Policy 51WCS Core Policy 52WCS Core Policy 57WCS Core Policy 58Devizes Neighbourhood Plan Policy H1Devizes Neighbourhood Plan Policy ESD1
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 89

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