Planning appeal decision
(Fairport) Fairport House, Lands End Road, Bursledon, SO31 8DN
Planning appeal 3279120 at (Fairport) Fairport House, Lands End Road, Bursledon, SO31 8DN (Eastleigh Borough Council) was dismissed on 19 November 2021 by Inspector Hawkins S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the fencing preserves the character or appearance of the Old Bursledon Conservation Area.
without planning permission the addition of fencing of 0.55 m in height affixed to the top of the existing boundary wall
- Authority
- Eastleigh Borough Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Hawkins S
- Postcode
- SO31 8DN
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the fencing preserves the character or appearance of the Old Bursledon Conservation Area
What decided it
The fencing causes less than substantial harm to the significance of the conservation area with only private benefits and no public benefits, and the Framework requires great weight to be given to conservation of the designated heritage asset.
The less than substantial harm to the significance of the designated heritage asset outweighed the private benefits of privacy and security, with no public benefits to justify the harm.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 169.LBPolicy 179.LBPolicy 59.BEPolicy DM1Policy DM12
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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