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Dismissed16 September 20253361131

Land Adjacent to Kiln Close, Whaddon, Wiltshire, SP5 3HE

Planning appeal 3361131 at Land Adjacent to Kiln Close, Whaddon, Wiltshire, SP5 3HE (Wiltshire Council) was dismissed on 16 September 2025 by Inspector Worley E, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area.

the excavation of former railway embankment, erection of 3 x new self build dwellings, hard and soft landscaping and associated works

Authority
Wiltshire Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Worley E
Postcode
SP5 3HE

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
  • Biodiversity

What decided it

The failure to secure the dwellings as self-build units through a binding legal mechanism meant the statutory biodiversity gain exemption could not be relied upon, and the proposal could not demonstrate compliance with the mandatory 10% biodiversity gain requirement, which carried substantial weight against the housing benefits.

The benefits of housing supply and efficient use of land were countered by the substantial weight of the conflict with biodiversity gain requirements and Schedule 7A of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990, such that adverse impacts significantly and demonstrably outweighed benefits under paragraph 11(d) of the Framework.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Core Policy 50Core Policy 52Core Policy 57
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 187

How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.

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