®Planning appeal decision
Land rear of White Horse, Keyhaven Road, Milford On Sea, LYMINGTON, SO41 0QY
redevelopment of brownfield land for the erection of 4 dwellinghouses with associated access, parking and landscaping
- Authority
- New Forest District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Leonard S
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
- The effect of the proposal on the integrity of European Protected Sites (EPS)
What decided it
The absence of satisfactory and certain mitigation for nutrient impacts on the Solent Coast EPS meant the proposal would adversely affect site integrity, contrary to the Habitats Regulations and paragraph 180(a) of the Framework, which provides a clear reason for refusal that outweighs the housing benefits despite the five-year supply shortfall.
The benefits of delivering 4 dwellings on a brownfield site in a sustainable location and the absence of harm to character and appearance were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the adverse effects on the integrity of the Solent Coast EPS due to inadequate mitigation certainty
Framework references: 11, 12, 180, 182
Plan policies cited: Policy STR1, Policy ENV3, Policy ENV1, Policy DM2
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.