Land off Sherston Road , Malmesbury

outline planning permission for up to 55 residential units (all matters reserved other than access)

Authority: Wiltshire Council
Appeal type: major · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Hearing
Development: residential · Major dwellings
Inspector: Plenty B

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the site would be a suitable location for residential development in consideration of local and national policies, with particular regard to the accessibility of the site for pedestrians
Whether the proposal would make suitable contributions towards infrastructure requirements

What decided it

The Council's inability to demonstrate a five-year housing land supply (2.42 years) rendered the relevant development plan policies out-of-date and engaged the tilted balance, which the sustainably located, harm-free scheme was found to satisfy.

The significant benefits of housing delivery, affordable housing, economic activity and biodiversity net gain outweighed the limited conflict with settlement boundary policies and minor identified harms, so the balance tipped in favour of granting permission.

Framework references: 11, 58, 78, 232

Plan policies cited: Core Policy 1, CP2, CP13, H4, CP60, CP57, CP61, CP43, CP3, CP52, CS3, WSC 6, CP50, LPR Policy 3

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What an account adds

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Heritage. Listed buildings by grade and distance, conservation areas, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, heritage at risk.
Landscape and environment. Green belt, national parks and national landscapes, SSSIs, ancient woodland, SPA, SAC and Ramsar sites, nutrient catchments.
Flooding. Flood zones 2 and 3, surface water, and both again with climate change.
Transport. The 800 metre station catchment and service frequency, bus stops with their weekday frequency, the cycle network, and the Framework’s transport tests measured for the site.

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