Land to the north of Newtown Road, Ramsbury, Wiltshire, SN8 2PP

the erection of a minimum of 4 dwellings and a maximum of 5 dwellings

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

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the site is suitable for residential land use having regard to the amount of development proposed and its effect on the North Wessex Downs National Landscape
Whether the site is suitable for residential land use having regard to its location and its accordance with the spatial strategy of the development plan, in particular its accessibility to services and facilities

What decided it

The significant harmful impact on the North Wessex Downs National Landscape, which provides a strong reason for refusing the development under paragraph 11(d) of the Framework, outweighs the moderate benefits of housing delivery.

The combined benefits of housing delivery and local economic contribution (moderate weight) were outweighed by the significant harmful impact on the North Wessex Downs National Landscape, which provides a strong reason for refusal displacing the presumption in favour of sustainable development.

Framework references: 11

Plan policies cited: CP1, CP2, CP14, CP51, CP57, CP61

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Heritage. Listed buildings by grade and distance, conservation areas, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, heritage at risk.
Landscape and environment. Green belt, national parks and national landscapes, SSSIs, ancient woodland, SPA, SAC and Ramsar sites, nutrient catchments.
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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