®Planning appeal decision
Land south of Funtley Road, Funtley, Hampshire, PO15 6DP
to provide up to 125 one, two, three and four-bedroom dwellings including 6 self or custom build plots, community building or local shop (Use Class E & F.2) with associated infrastructure, new community park, landscaping and access, following demolition of existing buildings
- Authority
- Fareham Borough Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Inquiry
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Underwood G
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect the proposed development would have on the character and appearance of the area, with particular regard to whether it would enable a detailed scheme to come forward that would reflect the character of the neighbouring settlement and minimise any adverse impact on the countryside
- whether or not the proposed development would be in a suitable location, with particular regard to the spatial strategy for the location of new housing and the accessibility of services and facilities for future occupiers
What decided it
The proposal accorded with Policy DSP40 and the development plan as a whole, and its limited additional harms relative to the extant 55-unit fallback scheme did not outweigh the significant housing and other benefits.
the limited adverse impacts, moderated by the extant 55-unit fallback baseline, did not significantly and demonstrably outweigh the significant benefits of housing delivery, affordable housing, self-build provision, economic activity, biodiversity net gain and community infrastructure, and the balance tipped in favour of granting permission
Framework references: 11, 174
Plan policies cited: Policy DSP40, Policy CS17, Policy CS14, Policy CS2, Policy CS6, Policy CS4, Policy CS21, Policy CS5, Policy DSP6, Policy DSP12, Policy DSP13, Policy DSP15, Policy D1, Policy DS1, Policy DS3, Policy HA10, Policy HP4
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.