®Planning appeal decision
Land at Stones Farm, West Mill Lane, Cricklade, Wiltshire, SN6 6JL
Outline application for the erection of up to 140 dwellings, a habitat support area and associated landscaping and works. Access not reserved
- Authority
- Wiltshire Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Cuthbert L
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposed development would be in a suitable location, having regard to the development strategy for the area
- the effect of the proposal on the integrity of the North Meadow and Clattinger Farm Special Area of Conservation (SAC)
- the effect of the proposal on the significance of designated heritage assets, in particular St. Sampson's Church, a Grade I Listed Building, and the Cricklade Conservation Area as designated heritage assets, through development within their setting
What decided it
The Council's inability to demonstrate a five-year housing land supply (reduced to 2.03 years) engaged the tilted balance under paragraph 11 of the Framework, meaning the benefits of the scheme were not significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the conflict with the settlement strategy.
The significant weight attached to housing delivery, affordable housing and other benefits outweighed the moderate weight given to the conflict with the development plan's settlement strategy, such that the adverse impacts did not significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits under the tilted balance.
Framework references: 11, 58, 61, 91
Plan policies cited: Core Policy 1, Core Policy 2, Core Policy 19, Core Policy CP57, Core Policy CP58
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.