®Planning appeal decision
Golden Star, 1 Blair Parade, Moredon Road, SWINDON, SN25 3DE
erection of first floor extension above takeaway to create workers flat
- Authority
- Swindon Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Robinson N
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal makes adequate provision for car parking and cycle storage
- whether the proposal provides a satisfactory living environment for future occupiers
What decided it
The Council's inability to demonstrate a five-year housing land supply engaged the tilted balance under NPPF paragraph 11(d), and the significant weight given to the provision of one residential unit outweighed the limited adverse impacts of the proposal's failure to provide adequate cycle storage.
The adverse impacts arising from the failure to provide adequate cycle storage and the limited conflict with sustainable travel policies were outweighed by the significant benefit of providing one residential unit in circumstances of housing land supply shortfall, making the proposal sustainable when assessed against the Framework as a whole.
Framework references: 11
Plan policies cited: TR1, TR2, DE1
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.