Land at - 20 Malmesbury Road, Leigh, Cricklade, Wiltshire, SWINDON, SN6 6RH

Erection of one dwelling

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

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 site's countryside location away from existing services and facilities, combined with poor pedestrian access and limited public transport, causes conflict with the development plan's requirement to locate development in sustainable locations and reduce reliance on private cars, and this harm significantly and demonstrably outweighs the benefits of housing delivery even in the context of housing land supply shortfall.

the moderate benefit of providing an additional dwelling and other economic and social benefits were outweighed by the significant harm caused by conflict with the Framework's policies for directing development to sustainable locations

Framework references: 11, 232

Plan policies cited: Core Policy 1, Core Policy 2, Core Policy 13, Core Policy 60, Core Policy 61

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