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Allowed30 September 20243343787

Land to the West of Semington Road, Melksham, SN12 6EF

Planning appeal 3343787 at Land to the West of Semington Road, Melksham, SN12 6EF (Wiltshire Council) was allowed on 30 September 2024 by Inspector Hendley D, following an inquiry. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposal would be in a suitable location for housing, with regard to development plan policy and national planning policy.

an outline planning permission for up to 53 dwellings including formation of access and associated works, with all other matters reserved

Authority
Wiltshire Council
Appeal type
major · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Inquiry
Development
residential · Major dwellings
Inspector
Hendley D
Postcode
SN12 6EF

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether the proposal would be in a suitable location for housing, with regard to development plan policy and national planning policy
  • housing land supply matters, in terms of the deliverability of sites and affordable housing provision
  • if harm arises, whether this would be outweighed by the benefits of the proposal

What decided it

The Council's inability to demonstrate a 4-year housing land supply engaged the presumption in favour of sustainable development, and the very significant benefits (including 100% affordable housing) were found not to be significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the identified harms.

very significant weight attributed to housing land supply, affordable housing, and economic/social/environmental benefits outweighed the significant weight given to conflict with the development plan's spatial strategy and the limited harms to BMV land and landscape character, under paragraph 11(d)(ii), paragraph 14 and a flat balancing exercise alike

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Core Policy 1Core Policy 2Core Policy 3Core Policy 15Core Policy 43Policy 6Policy 1
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 2Paragraph 7Paragraph 8Paragraph 9Paragraph 10Paragraph 11Paragraph 12Paragraph 13Paragraph 14Paragraph 15Paragraph 47Paragraph 57Paragraph 77Paragraph 180Paragraph 226

How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.

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