®Planning appeal decision
260 Ferndale Road, Swindon, SN2 1HB
the change of use of workshop/stores building to 1 bed dwellinghouse, including window/door alterations and car parking space
- Authority
- Swindon Borough Council
- Appeal type
- other · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Unknown
- Inspector
- Wiltshire M
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the development on the character of the area
- the effect of the development on the living conditions of the occupiers of 1, 3 & 5 Hunters Grove with regards to overlooking
- the effect of the development on the living conditions of the future occupiers of the proposed dwelling with regards to residential amenity
What decided it
The significant and demonstrable harm to the living conditions of both neighbouring residents and future occupiers, combined with modest harm to character, outweighed the very modest benefits of providing a single dwelling in an area with constrained housing land supply.
The adverse impacts of modest effects on character and substantive effects on living conditions of neighbouring residents and future occupiers significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits of the development, despite the Council's shortfall in five-year housing land supply.
Framework references: 11
Plan policies cited: Policy DE1
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.