®Planning appeal decision
The Lodge, Hoggington Lane, Southwick, TROWBRIDGE, BA14 9NR
the conversion and alterations to stables to provide replacement dwelling for equestrian site manager/owner. Provision of new internal stable stalls and relocation of current indoor horse walker
- Authority
- Wiltshire Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Worley E
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Appeal A: whether there is an essential need for the dwelling to accommodate a rural worker
- Appeal A: whether the building is structurally sound and capable of conversion without major rebuilding
- Appeal B: whether the occupancy condition on The Lodge is necessary and reasonable, having regard to the development plan
- Both appeals: whether there are any other material considerations that might weigh in favour of the proposals
What decided it
The Council's inability to demonstrate a five-year housing land supply triggered the presumption in favour of sustainable development under NPPF paragraph 11, which outweighed the conflict with the development plan when the two appeals were considered together as an integrated proposal.
The conflict with the development plan was outweighed by the presumption in favour of sustainable development under NPPF paragraph 11, which is Government policy of significant weight, particularly given the Council's inability to demonstrate a five-year housing land supply and the very small net benefit to housing stock from the combined proposals.
Framework references: 11
Plan policies cited: Core Policy 48 of the Wiltshire Core Strategy, Core Policy 1 of the Wiltshire Core Strategy, Core Policy 2 of the Wiltshire Core Strategy, Core Policy 29 of the Wiltshire Core Strategy
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.