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Allowed30 September 20266007924

Beehive Cottage, Portway, Salisbury, SP4 6BL

Planning appeal 6007924 at Beehive Cottage, Portway, Salisbury, SP4 6BL (Wiltshire) was allowed on 30 September 2026, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the appeal site is a suitable location for the proposal having regard to the development strategy for the area.

up to two dwellings

Authority
Wiltshire
Appeal type
minor · Planning
Procedure
Written
Development
residential
Postcode
SP4 6BL

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether the appeal site is a suitable location for the proposal having regard to the development strategy for the area
  • whether the proposal would preserve the setting of the Grade II listed property 'The Beehive'
  • whether future occupiers of the proposal would be likely to experience acceptable living conditions, with particular reference to noise and disturbance
  • the effect of the proposal on trees
  • the effect of the proposals on ecology, including whether the proposal would be likely to have a significant effect on the integrity of the Hampshire River Avon Special Area of Conservation (SAC)

What decided it

The absence of any identified adverse effects meant there was nothing to substantially outweigh the benefits of the proposal, including the housing benefits supported by Framework Policy S5.1(j)i given the Council's inability to demonstrate a five year housing land supply.

there were no adverse effects to substantially outweigh the benefits of the proposal, which include the substantial weight afforded to housing

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy CP1Policy CP2Policy CP50Policy CP57Policy CP58
National Planning Policy Framework
Policy S5

How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.

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