®Planning appeal decision
Land South of 214B Corsham Road, Whitley, Melksham, SN12 8QF
the erection of up to 5 dwellings
- Authority
- Wiltshire
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning
- Procedure
- Written
- Development
- residential
- Postcode
- SN12 8QF
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the site is suitable for the residential development, having regard to its location, the proposed land use and the amount of development
What decided it
The application of paragraph 14 of the Framework, which provides that adverse impacts of allowing development conflicting with a recently adopted neighbourhood plan that meets housing requirements would significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits, displaces the presumption in favour of sustainable development despite the housing land supply shortfall.
The moderate weight attributed to the social, economic and environmental benefits of housing delivery and local investment was significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the adverse impacts of conflict with the neighbourhood plan policies under paragraph 14 of the Framework, resulting in dismissal of the appeal
Framework references: 11, 14, 73, 187
Plan policies cited: Policy CP1, Policy CP2, Policy CP15, Policy CP51, Policy 6, Policy 19
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.