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Allowed20 November 20243347445

Widham Farm, Purton, Swindon, SN5 4HD

Planning appeal 3347445 at Widham Farm, Purton, Swindon, SN5 4HD (Wiltshire Council) was allowed on 20 November 2024 by Inspector Smith A, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether or not the appeal site represents an appropriate location for the proposed housing and employment land, having regard to relevant provisions of the development plan and the National Planning Policy Framework (December 2023) (the Framework).

by way of Hybrid application: Full planning application for 61 dwellings, access and open space following the demolition of two dwellings (Kilmayne and Perrying, Station Road); and Outline planning application for 0.72ha of employment land for Use Class E

Authority
Wiltshire Council
Appeal type
major · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Hearing
Development
residential · Major dwellings
Inspector
Smith A

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether or not the appeal site represents an appropriate location for the proposed housing and employment land, having regard to relevant provisions of the development plan and the National Planning Policy Framework (December 2023) (the Framework).
  • The effect upon the character and appearance of the area, having regard to the scheme's landscape, visual, and green infrastructure effects.
  • Whether or not it has been satisfactorily demonstrated that the proposed employment land would respond to local requirements, having regard to its need and accessibility.

What decided it

The housing land supply shortfall triggering the tilted balance meant the substantial cumulative public benefits of the scheme outweighed the identified limited landscape harm and less than substantial heritage harm.

The substantial cumulative public benefits (housing delivery, affordable housing, employment and economic benefits, and biodiversity net gain) outweighed the limited harm to character and appearance and the less than substantial harm to the settings of Widham Farmhouse and Widham Grove, such that adverse impacts did not significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Core Policy 1Core Policy 2Core Policy 19Core Policy 34Core Policy 43Core Policy 51Core Policy 52Core Policy 53Core Policy 57Core Policy 58Policy H4Purton Policy 5
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11

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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