Archive for April, 2014

Land at Restrop Road ~ 34 houses refused

The application for 34 houses at Restrop Road has been refused for the following reasons: the proposed development was “in the countryside” outside the framework; it was premature and was trying to jump in quickly before the Wiltshire Core Strategy (which will steer future housing locations) has been approved; and it is not required to meet the five-year housing land supply. In fact, the same reasons for which Widham was refused. There were also some technical issues, namely, that drainage was not adequately dealt with, lack of consideration for the […]

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