®Planning appeal decision
Land at Moorleaze Farm, Wanborough, Swindon, SN4 0SW
Planning appeal 3368149 at Land at Moorleaze Farm, Wanborough, Swindon, SN4 0SW (Swindon Borough Council) was dismissed on 7 November 2025 by Inspector Harrison M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed land use of the site for residential development is suitable, having regard to site location, including access to services and facilities, and flood risk.
erection of up to 9 no. dwellings
- Authority
- Swindon Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Harrison M
- Postcode
- SN4 0SW
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed land use of the site for residential development is suitable, having regard to site location, including access to services and facilities, and flood risk
What decided it
The adverse impacts of locating residential development outside the defined settlement boundaries in a location remote from services and facilities, specifically the lack of convenient access to bus services resulting in a car-dependent scheme, significantly and demonstrably outweigh the moderate benefits of delivering 9 dwellings when assessed against the policies in the Framework taken as a whole.
The moderate benefits of delivering up to 9 dwellings and limited economic activity were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the significant harm of locating new residential development outside settlement boundaries in a location remote from services and facilities with car dependency, even applying the tilted balance under paragraph 11(d) of the Framework due to the Council's inability to demonstrate a five-year housing land supply.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy SD2Policy TR2Policy EN6Policy NC3
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 115Paragraph 170Paragraph 181
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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