®Planning appeal decision
162 Stakes Hill Road, WATERLOOVILLE, PO7 7BS
refurbishment and sub-division of existing house to form one two bedroom and 2no one bedroom apartments and erection of a two storey side extension to form 2no two bedroom apartments
- Authority
- Havant Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Small M
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the site and area
- the integrity of the Solent designated habitats sites
What decided it
The Council's inability to demonstrate a five-year housing land supply (3.9 years) engaged the tilted balance under paragraph 11(d) of the NPPF, and the benefits of the net gain of 4 dwellings to the Borough's housing stock outweighed any adverse impacts, particularly as the development would not harm character and appearance and the Solent habitats sites would be adequately mitigated.
The shortfall in housing land supply and the Government's objective of significantly boosting the supply of homes, together with the social and economic benefits of 4 additional dwellings in a sustainable location within Waterlooville, outweighed the absence of any significant adverse impacts on character, appearance, or designated habitats.
Framework references: 11, 48, 56, 57, 219
Plan policies cited: Policy CS16, Policy CS9, Policy DM6, Policy DM8, Policy CS11, Policy CS21, Policy DM24, Policy E16, Policy EX1, Policy E1, Policy CS17, Policy AL2, Policy H3, Policy CS19, Policy CS20, Policy DM13, Policy DM14
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.