Land at Glenmore Farm, The Ham/ Hawkeridge Road, Westbury, BA13 4HQ

Planning appeal 3345598 at Land at Glenmore Farm, The Ham/ Hawkeridge Road, Westbury, BA13 4HQ (Wiltshire Council) was allowed on 21 January 2025 by Inspector McDonald K, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: This is whether the site is suitable for the proposed development, having regard to the Council's settlement strategy.

residential development (use class C3) for up to 145 homes, community orchard, children’s play areas (LEAP), tree planting, habitat creation and ecology buffers and mitigation; site drainage and associated infrastructure. All matters reserved except for access

Authority: Wiltshire Council
Appeal type: major · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Hearing
Development: residential · Major dwellings
Inspector: McDonald K
Postcode: BA13 4HQ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

This is whether the site is suitable for the proposed development, having regard to the Council's settlement strategy.

What decided it

The Council's inability to demonstrate a five year housing land supply engaged the tilted balance under NPPF paragraph 11(d)(ii), and the substantial benefits of housing delivery outweighed the limited weight given to the conflict with the settlement strategy.

The substantial benefits of market and affordable housing delivery, together with biodiversity net gain, public open space, jobs and highway improvements, outweighed the limited weight attached to the conflict with the settlement strategy and the little weight given to the marginal loss of best and most versatile agricultural land.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: CS Core Policy 1CS Core Policy 2CS Core Policy 32
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 11

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