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

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.

Framework references: 11, 232

Plan policies cited: 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)

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Flooding. Flood zones 2 and 3, surface water, and both again with climate change.
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