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Dismissed9 April 20253355552

Land at Chittoe Heath, Bromham, Wiltshire, SN15 2EQ

Planning appeal 3355552 at Land at Chittoe Heath, Bromham, Wiltshire, SN15 2EQ (Wiltshire Council) was dismissed on 9 April 2025 by Inspector Kent R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the site is suitable for residential development, having regard to its location, the proposed land use and the amount of development.

erection of 1 No. self-build dwelling with associated works

Authority
Wiltshire Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Kent R

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the site is suitable for residential development, having regard to its location, the proposed land use and the amount of development

What decided it

The site's unsustainable location, requiring reliance on private car for access to services and facilities, combined with moderate harm to rural character and appearance, significantly and demonstrably outweighs the moderate benefits of providing a self-build dwelling and other modest benefits.

The substantial harm to the settlement strategy and moderate harm to rural character and appearance significantly and demonstrably outweigh the moderate benefit of providing a self-build dwelling and other modest benefits including housing delivery and ecological enhancement, such that the presumption in favour of sustainable development does not apply.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Core Policy 1 (Settlement Strategy)Core Policy 2 (Delivery Strategy)Core Policy 12 (Spatial Strategy: Devizes Community Area)Core Policy 51 (Landscape)Core Policy 57 (Ensuring high quality design and place shaping)Core Policy 60 (Sustainable Transport)Core Policy 61 (Transport and New Development)
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 232

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