®Planning appeal decision
The Anchorage, Lands End Road, Bursledon, Southampton, SO31 8DN
Planning appeal 3270328 at The Anchorage, Lands End Road, Bursledon, Southampton, SO31 8DN (Eastleigh Borough Council) was dismissed on 25 August 2021 by Inspector Jones RE, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether or not the development will preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Old Bursledon Conservation Area.
the retention of a detached raised summerhouse
- Authority
- Eastleigh Borough Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Jones RE
- Postcode
- SO31 8DN
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether or not the development will preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Old Bursledon Conservation Area
What decided it
The summerhouse's prominent, top-heavy appearance on wooden stilts in a central, isolated position within the garden causes moderate harm to the open and spacious character of the Old Bursledon Conservation Area, and the private benefit to a sailing club does not constitute public benefit sufficient to outweigh this harm.
The less than substantial harm to the conservation area's character and appearance was weighed against the claimed public benefits, but the private benefit to sailing club members was found to lack wider public or community value and therefore could not outweigh the identified harm.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Saved Policy 59.BESaved Policy 169.LBSaved Policy 179.LB
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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