Land Rear Of 117 High Street, Dilton Marsh , Wiltshire, BA13 4DP

Planning appeal 3352160 at Land Rear Of 117 High Street, Dilton Marsh , Wiltshire, BA13 4DP (Wiltshire Council) was allowed on 12 March 2025 by Inspector Thomas G, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the site is within a suitable location for housing having regard to local and national planning policies.

proposed development of up to 54 dwellings, including 30% affordable, and supporting infrastructure

Authority: Wiltshire Council
Appeal type: major · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Major dwellings
Inspector: Thomas G
Postcode: BA13 4DP

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether the site is within a suitable location for housing having regard to local and national planning policies
the effects on ecology
whether the planning obligations satisfy the statutory tests

What decided it

The Council's inability to demonstrate a 4-year housing land supply engaged the tilted balance, and the significant weight given to the delivery of much-needed market and affordable housing outweighed the in-principle policy harm from conflict with the settlement strategy.

The conflict with the settlement strategy carried significant weight against the proposal, but this was outweighed by the significant weight given to the delivery of much-needed market and affordable housing, biodiversity net gain, public open space, employment generation, increased local spending and off-site highway improvements, such that the adverse impacts would not significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits when assessed against the Framework as a whole.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Core Policy 1Core Policy 2Core Policy 19Core Policy 32
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 11

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