®Planning appeal decision
Land East of Crofton Cemetery and West of Peak Lane, Stubbington, Fareham, Hampshire, PO14 2TF
Planning appeal 3275237 at Land East of Crofton Cemetery and West of Peak Lane, Stubbington, Fareham, Hampshire, PO14 2TF (Fareham Borough Council) was allowed on 10 January 2022 by Inspector Jordan A, following an inquiry. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effects of the proposal on the landscape character and appearance of the area.
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
- Postcode
- PO14 2TF
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The harm from loss of agricultural land and conflict with out-of-date settlement-boundary policies was outweighed by the substantial benefits of housing delivery, including affordable housing, such that the proposal amounted to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.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CS2Policy CS6Policy CS14Policy DSP6Policy DSP40Policy CS17Policy CS22Policy CS4Policy DSP13Policy DSP14Policy DSP15Policy CS18Policy CS16Policy CS15Policy DSP2Policy DSP3Policy CS20Policy CS21
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 56
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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