®Planning appeal decision
Land at Moorleaze Farm, Wanborough, Swindon, SN4 0SW
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
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.
Framework references: 11, 115, 170, 181
Plan policies cited: Policy SD2, Policy TR2, Policy EN6, Policy NC3
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.