Land at The Haven, Minety, MALMESBURY, SN16 9QG

erection of one dwelling

Authority: Wiltshire Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Shearing C

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the site is suitably located for new housing, having regard to the development plan and accessibility to services and facilities
The effects of the proposal on designated habitats sites

What decided it

The inability to secure mitigation for the adverse effect on the SAC's integrity at the permission in principle stage, combined with the site's unsuitability for housing under the development plan's spatial strategy, meant the harm outweighed the housing supply benefits.

The benefits of delivering one dwelling and contributing to the housing shortfall were outweighed by the significant and long-lasting harm to the SAC's integrity and the conflict with the development plan's spatial strategy

Framework references: 11, 195

Plan policies cited: Core Policy 1, Core Policy 2, Core Policy 13, Core Policy 50, Core Policy 60, Core Policy 61, Saved Policy H4

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Heritage. Listed buildings by grade and distance, conservation areas, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, heritage at risk.
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Flooding. Flood zones 2 and 3, surface water, and both again with climate change.
Transport. The 800 metre station catchment and service frequency, bus stops with their weekday frequency, the cycle network, and the Framework’s transport tests measured for the site.

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