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Dismissed30 September 20253359751

Land East of Restrop Road, Lydiard Green, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN5 3LP

Planning appeal 3359751 at Land East of Restrop Road, Lydiard Green, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN5 3LP (Wiltshire Council) was dismissed on 30 September 2025 by Inspector Jones M, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area.

change of use of land to use as a residential caravan site for 12 gypsy families, each with two caravans including no more than one static caravan, together with laying of hardstanding, construction of driveway and installation of package sewage treatment plant

Authority
Wiltshire Council
Appeal type
major · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Hearing
Development
caravan-gypsy · Major traveller and caravan pitches
Inspector
Jones M
Postcode
SN5 3LP

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
  • the effect of the proposal on highway safety
  • whether or not suitable foul drainage would be achieved
  • the effect of the proposal on biodiversity, with reference to protected species
  • the question of the need for and supply of gypsy / traveller sites
  • the personal circumstances of future site residents

What decided it

The cumulative and unresolved harms from inadequate foul drainage, potential harm to great crested newts, and landscape/visual harm were found to significantly and demonstrably outweigh the substantial benefits of meeting unmet gypsy and traveller need and the personal circumstances of prospective residents.

The substantial benefits of addressing unmet gypsy and traveller need, the Council's policy failure, and compelling personal circumstances were outweighed by the harm to character and appearance, unresolved foul drainage, and potential harm to protected species, such that adverse impacts significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits under paragraph 11(d)(ii) of the Framework.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy CP47Policy CP50Policy CP51Policy CP57Policy CP61
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 135

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