®Planning appeal decision
Land Rear Of 117 High Street, Dilton Marsh , Wiltshire, BA13 4DP
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
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.
Framework references: 11
Plan policies cited: Core Policy 1, Core Policy 2, Core Policy 19, Core Policy 32
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.