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Dismissed7 May 20266002441

Land to West of Grove Arms, Ludwell Hill, Ludwell, Wiltshire, SP7 9ND

Planning appeal 6002441 at Land to West of Grove Arms, Ludwell Hill, Ludwell, Wiltshire, SP7 9ND (Wiltshire Council) was dismissed on 7 May 2026 by Inspector Worley E, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposed development on the River Avon Special Area of Conservation.

the erection of two dwellings

Authority
Wiltshire Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Worley E
Postcode
SP7 9ND

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of the proposed development on the River Avon Special Area of Conservation
  • whether the proposal represents an acceptable form of development having regard to flood risk
  • whether the development would be in a suitable location, with particular regard to the development strategy
  • the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area, including the Cranborne Chase and West Wiltshire Downs National Landscape

What decided it

The absence of a suitable mechanism to secure phosphorus neutrality mitigation for the River Avon SAC, combined with inadequate groundwater flood risk assessment and conflict with the settlement strategy, outweighed the housing benefits.

The housing benefits and accessibility to services, which would weigh heavily in favour of the scheme, were outweighed by the conflict with protective policies relating to the SAC and flood risk, which provided a strong reason for refusal and prevented the application of the presumption in favour of sustainable development under paragraph 11(d) of the Framework.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Core Policy 1Core Policy 2Core Policy 27Core Policy 50Core Policy 57Core Policy 67
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 175

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