®Planning appeal decision
Land to West of Care Home (Former Police Station), Wood Lane, Chippenham, SN15 3HS
development of 17 No. dwellinghouses (Use Class C3), including 7 no. affordable units, and associated works, including demolition of the existing car park structure
- Authority
- Wiltshire Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Nicholls H
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the design of the development would be acceptable and its effects on the character and appearance of the Chippenham Conservation Area (CA)
- whether the development would secure sufficient sustainability measures
- the effects on trees
- the effects on the biodiversity value of the site and surrounding area
What decided it
The considerable shortfall in five-year housing land supply, combined with the delivery of 17 dwellings including 7 affordable units on a sustainably located brownfield site with an extant permission, outweighed the identified harms and design shortcomings.
The benefits of housing delivery on a brownfield site with an extant permission, in the context of a significant housing land supply shortfall, outweighed the tree losses and design shortcomings, particularly given the absence of strong reasons for refusal in relation to protected assets.
Framework references: 11, 58
Plan policies cited: Policy H2, Policy TC4, Policy CP57, Policy CP58, Policy CP64, Policy SSC1, Policy SCC2, Policy 41, Policy GI5, Policy CP51, Policy GI1, Policy CP50
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.