Red Lion, Axford, Marlborough, SN8 2HA

Planning appeal 3357357 at Red Lion, Axford, Marlborough, SN8 2HA (Wiltshire Council) was decided (quashed on legal grounds) on 29 June 2026 by Inspector Bale M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Appeal A: whether the enforcement notice specifies with sufficient clarity what the alleged breach of planning control is.

the change of use of public house (including existing residential accommodation, car park and garden) to a single residential dwelling. Summary

Authority: Wiltshire Council
Appeal type: minor · Enforcement Notice
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Change of use
Inspector: Bale M
Postcode: SN8 2HA

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Appeal A: whether the enforcement notice specifies with sufficient clarity what the alleged breach of planning control is
Appeal B: whether the loss of the community facility has been justified

What decided it

The substantial adverse impacts from loss of a community facility in a small settlement significantly and demonstrably outweigh the very limited housing benefits, particularly given existing residential accommodation at the site.

the substantial adverse impacts from loss of a community facility in a settlement with very few others significantly and demonstrably outweighed the very limited housing benefits, tipping against the proposal despite the Council's inability to demonstrate a five-year housing land supply

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Core Policy 49Core Policy 1Core Policy 2Core Policy 14
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 11

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