Planning appeal decision
Erlcombe Butts Green, Lockerley, Romsey, SO51 0JG
Planning appeal 3274523 at Erlcombe Butts Green, Lockerley, Romsey, SO51 0JG (Test Valley Borough Council) was dismissed on 26 October 2021 by Inspector Harley S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether adequate living conditions would be provided for future occupiers of the proposed development.
erection of two, three bedroom detached dwellings with detached garages and associated hard and soft landscaping, and installation of package treatment plant
- Authority
- Test Valley Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Harley S
- Postcode
- SO51 0JG
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether adequate living conditions would be provided for future occupiers of the proposed development
What decided it
The proposed dwellings would fail to provide adequate living conditions for future occupiers in terms of privacy, daylight and sunlight, conflicting with Policy LHW4 and good design principles.
The benefits of two additional dwellings within the settlement boundary and local economic activity were outweighed by the failure to provide adequate living accommodation and poor design in respect of privacy, daylight and sunlight
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy COM2Policy LHW4
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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