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Allowed16 December 20243347505

Top Yard Malmesbury Road, Leigh, Swindon, SN6 6RH

Planning appeal 3347505 at Top Yard Malmesbury Road, Leigh, Swindon, SN6 6RH (Wiltshire Council) was allowed on 16 December 2024 by Inspector Jones GP, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether this is an appropriate location for the uses having regard to development plan policy.

flexible use of existing building for the storage of lorries & trailers & operations ancillary to that use (the permitted use) and/or the repair & restoration of cars

Authority
Wiltshire Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
employment-industrial · Minor general industry/storage/warehousing
Inspector
Jones GP
Postcode
SN6 6RH

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether this is an appropriate location for the uses having regard to development plan policy
  • The effects on the character and appearance of the surrounding area

What decided it

The proposal satisfies the criteria of Core Policy 48 for rural building re-use for employment, with appropriate conditions ensuring no material harm to landscape character or local amenity.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
CP1CP2CP34CP48CP51CP60CP61
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 110

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