®Planning appeal decision
Land east of Crofton Cemetery and West of Peak Lane, Stubbington, Fareham, Hampshire, PO14 2TF
206 dwellings, access road from Peak Lane maintaining Link to Oakcroft Lane, stopping up of a section of Oakcroft Lane (from Old Peak Lane to access road) with car parking, landscaping, substation, public open space and associated works
- Authority
- Fareham Borough Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Inquiry
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Jordan A
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effects of the proposal on the landscape character and appearance of the area
- The effects of the proposal on biodiversity and protected species, in particular the integrity of the Protected Sites around the Solent and the New Forest Protected Sites
What decided it
The Council's inability to demonstrate a five-year housing land supply engaged Policy DSP40 and the Framework's tilted balance, and the substantial housing benefits (including affordable housing) were not significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the limited identified harms.
The harm from loss of agricultural land and conflict with out-of-date settlement-boundary policies was outweighed by the substantial benefits of housing delivery, including affordable housing, such that the proposal amounted to sustainable development when assessed against the Framework as a whole.
Framework references: 56
Plan policies cited: Policy CS2, Policy CS6, Policy CS14, Policy DSP6, Policy DSP40, Policy CS17, Policy CS22, Policy CS4, Policy DSP13, Policy DSP14, Policy DSP15, Policy CS18, Policy CS16, Policy CS15, Policy DSP2, Policy DSP3, Policy CS20, Policy CS21
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.