®Planning appeal decision
Land West of Sand's Lane, Rowde, Nr Devizes, Wiltshire, SN10 2QW
Planning appeal 3348191 at Land West of Sand's Lane, Rowde, Nr Devizes, Wiltshire, SN10 2QW (Wiltshire Council) was dismissed on 23 April 2025 by Inspector O'Doherty A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether or not the appeal site is a suitable location for the proposed development, having particular regard to the spatial strategy in the development plan and the accessibility of services and facilities.
outline planning application for up to 50 dwellings, new community building and associated car park, public open space and associated infrastructure with all matters reserved for future consideration except for access
- Authority
- Wiltshire Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- O'Doherty A
- Postcode
- SN10 2QW
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether or not the appeal site is a suitable location for the proposed development, having particular regard to the spatial strategy in the development plan and the accessibility of services and facilities
- the effect of the proposed development on landscape character and the character and appearance of the area
- whether or not the proposed development would make adequate provision for necessary on-site and off-site infrastructure
What decided it
The proposed development would conflict with the development plan taken as a whole and with key Framework policies on sustainable locations and design quality, and the significant harms identified would demonstrably outweigh the moderate benefit of housing provision in a context of housing land supply shortfall.
The moderate weight given to housing delivery and the Council's shortfall in housing land supply was outweighed by the very significant weight given to the combined harms of unsustainable location and poor accessibility, irreversible harm to character and appearance, and conflict with multiple development plan and Framework policies, resulting in the adverse impacts significantly and demonstrably outweighing the benefits.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Core Policy 1Core Policy 2Core Policy 3Core Policy 12Core Policy 57Core Policy 60Core Policy 61
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 12Paragraph 21Paragraph 58Paragraph 61Paragraph 110Paragraph 129Paragraph 131Paragraph 135Paragraph 232
- Judgments
- NRS Saredon Aggregates Ltd v Worcestershire CC [2023] EWHC 2795
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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