®Planning appeal decision
Ludlows Farm, Bradley Road, WARMINSTER, BA12 7JY
change of use of former clinic building to separate residential unit
- Authority
- Wiltshire Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Thandi B
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal is an appropriate location for new housing having regard to the development strategy for the area
- Flood risk
- The effect of the proposed development upon the Hampshire River Avon Special Area of Conservation (SAC)
What decided it
The significant harm from flood risk, combined with the potential adverse effect on the River Avon SAC without an appropriate assessment, outweighs the housing supply benefits and means the appeal must be dismissed.
Although the shortfall in five-year housing land supply would normally trigger the tilted balance in favour of development, the significant flood risk harm and the potential adverse effect on the River Avon SAC (which disapplies the presumption under paragraph 195 of the Framework) outweigh the housing delivery benefits.
Framework references: 170, 11, 195
Plan policies cited: Core Policy 1, Core Policy 2, Core Policy 31, Core Policy 48, Core Policy 67
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.