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Allowed5 March 20253349801

Land at South Pavenhill Farm, Pavenhill, Purton, Wiltshire, SN5 4DQ

Planning appeal 3349801 at Land at South Pavenhill Farm, Pavenhill, Purton, Wiltshire, SN5 4DQ (Wiltshire Council) was allowed on 5 March 2025 by Inspector Leonard S, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the appeal site represents an appropriate location for the proposed housing, having regard to the relevant provisions of the development plan and the Framework.

the erection of up to 60 dwellings (including affordable homes), point of connection of access road from Pavenhill and shared footpath/cycleway and emergency access from Ringsbury Close, open space, sustainable drainage system and associated landscaping and infrastructure

Authority
Wiltshire Council
Appeal type
major · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Hearing
Development
residential · Major dwellings
Inspector
Leonard S
Postcode
SN5 4DQ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the appeal site represents an appropriate location for the proposed housing, having regard to the relevant provisions of the development plan and the Framework
  • The effect of the proposal on the integrity of the EPS

What decided it

The severe housing land supply shortfall (2.03 years) engaged the tilted balance, and the substantial public benefits of the scheme were found to outweigh the limited weight given to the spatial strategy conflict and the less than substantial heritage harm.

The substantial public benefits (housing delivery against a 2.03-year supply, 40% affordable housing, economic, social and biodiversity benefits) outweighed the limited weight attached to conflict with the Council's spatial strategy and the great weight given to less than substantial heritage harm, such that the presumption in favour of sustainable development applied.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Core Policy 1Core Policy 2Core Policy 3Core Policy 19Core Policy 43Core Policy 44Core Policy 45Core Policy 46Core Policy 47Core Policy 48Core Policy 50Core Policy 51Core Policy 52Core Policy 58Saved Policy CF3
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 57Paragraph 58Paragraph 193Paragraph 215

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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