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Allowed19 December 20243348926

Upper Farm , Wexcombe , SN8 3SQ

Planning appeal 3348926 at Upper Farm , Wexcombe , SN8 3SQ (Wiltshire Council) was allowed on 19 December 2024 by Inspector Leonard S, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the appeal site provides a suitable location for the proposed development having regard to the Council's development plan settlement strategy.

Demolition of the existing barn and erection of a dwelling (Use Class C3) car port, repair of former chapel to create a home office, together with landscaping enhancements and associated works

Authority
Wiltshire Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Hearing
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Leonard S
Postcode
SN8 3SQ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the appeal site provides a suitable location for the proposed development having regard to the Council's development plan settlement strategy
  • The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area, having regard to the countryside location of the appeal site within the NWDNL
  • If harm arises, whether this is outweighed by other material considerations

What decided it

The substantial environmental benefits of the appeal scheme (landscaping, biodiversity net gain and sustainability measures), secured by conditions and a UU, significantly outweighed those of the fallback extant permission and the identified conflict with the settlement strategy.

The harm arising from conflict with the development plan's settlement strategy was outweighed by the substantial environmental benefits of the appeal scheme compared with the fallback position of the extant permission, tipping the balance in favour of allowing the appeal.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Core Policy 1Core Policy 2Core Policy 18Core Policy 44Core Policy 46Core Policy 47Core Policy 48Core Policy 51Core Policy 57
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 110Paragraph 187Paragraph 189Paragraph 216Paragraph 210Paragraph 56

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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