®Planning appeal decision
The Spinney, Tidworth Road, Boscombe, Wiltshire, SP4 0AB
erection of 1 no. self-build dwelling
- Authority
- Wiltshire Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Nicholls H
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the site is suitable for residential development, having regard to its location, the proposed land use and the amount of development
What decided it
The inability to robustly secure nutrient mitigation to avoid adverse effects on the integrity of the River Avon Special Area of Conservation at the permission in principle stage, which disengages the tilted balance and makes the development plan conflict determinative.
The modest housing benefits and economic boost were outweighed by the less than substantial heritage harms and the unmitigated adverse effects on the River Avon SAC, with the latter disengaging the tilted balance and making the development plan conflict decisive.
Framework references: 11, 57
Plan policies cited: Policy 1, Policy 2, Policy 4, Policy 50, Policy 58, Policy 60, Policy 61
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.