84 Fareham Road Road, Fareham, PO15 6LW

residential development of up to 28 units including the provision of 8 affordable homes, along with parking, landscaping and access road

Authority: Fareham Borough Council
Appeal type: major · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Major dwellings
Inspector: Edwards S

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the proposal would accord with the Council's adopted strategy for the location of residential development
The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area and the Meon Strategic Gap

What decided it

The permanent and unacceptable harm to the character, appearance and function of the area, combined with conflict with the development plan's spatial strategy, significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits of housing delivery when assessed against the Framework as a whole.

The adverse impacts of harm to character and appearance and conflict with spatial strategy, afforded very significant weight, significantly and demonstrably outweighed the moderate benefits of housing delivery and affordable housing provision, when assessed against the policies in the Framework taken as a whole.

Framework references: 11, 174

Plan policies cited: CS Policy CS2, CS Policy CS6, CS Policy CS14, CS Policy CS17, CS Policy CS18, CS Policy CS22, Policy DSP1, Policy DSP6, Policy DSP40

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What an account adds

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Heritage. Listed buildings by grade and distance, conservation areas, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, heritage at risk.
Landscape and environment. Green belt, national parks and national landscapes, SSSIs, ancient woodland, SPA, SAC and Ramsar sites, nutrient catchments.
Flooding. Flood zones 2 and 3, surface water, and both again with climate change.
Transport. The 800 metre station catchment and service frequency, bus stops with their weekday frequency, the cycle network, and the Framework’s transport tests measured for the site.

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