®Planning appeal decision
260 Ferndale Road, Swindon, SN2 1HB
Planning appeal 3364110 at 260 Ferndale Road, Swindon, SN2 1HB (Swindon Borough Council) was dismissed on 6 August 2025 by Inspector Wiltshire M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the development on the character of the area.
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
- Postcode
- SN2 1HB
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.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DE1
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11
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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