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Dismissed3 June 20253352933

Land to the West of Alderton Lane , Alderton Lane, Grittleton, Wiltshire , SN14 6AN

Planning appeal 3352933 at Land to the West of Alderton Lane , Alderton Lane, Grittleton, Wiltshire , SN14 6AN (Wiltshire Council) was dismissed on 3 June 2025 by Inspector Thandi B, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the site is an appropriate location for new housing having regard to local planning policies.

erection of two dwellinghouses

Authority
Wiltshire Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Thandi B
Postcode
SN14 6AN

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the site is an appropriate location for new housing having regard to local planning policies
  • The effect of the proposed development upon the character and appearance of the area including the Cotswolds National Landscape

What decided it

The conflict between the proposal and the most important policies in the development plan directing development to appropriate, sustainable locations was given very significant weight and, when balanced against the housing supply benefits, resulted in the identified adverse impacts significantly and demonstrably outweighing the benefits.

The delivery of two dwellings and associated economic and social benefits were outweighed by the unsustainable location outside the existing built area, poor accessibility to day-to-day services, and minor landscape harm to the Cotswolds National Landscape, with the conflict with the most important development plan policies given very significant weight.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
WCS Core Policy 1WCS Core Policy 2WCS Core Policy 10WCS Core Policy 60WCS Core Policy 61WCS Core Policy 51WCS Core Policy 57Saved Policy H4 of the North Wiltshire Local Plan (2011)CNLMP Policy CE1CNLMP Policy CE3
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 78Paragraph 189Paragraph 11
Judgments
Monkhill Ltd v SSHCLG & Waverley Borough Council [2019] EWHC 1993 (Admin)

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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