Planning appeal decision
Osmaston, Salisbury Road, Abbotts Ann, Andover, SP11 7NX
Planning appeal 3284908 at Osmaston, Salisbury Road, Abbotts Ann, Andover, SP11 7NX (Test Valley Borough Council) was dismissed on 18 July 2022 by Inspector Pipkin R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area.
additional dwelling at Osmaston
- Authority
- Test Valley Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Pipkin R
- Postcode
- SP11 7NX
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
- the living conditions of occupiers of neighbouring properties, with regard to noise and disturbance, whether it would be overbearing, outlook and overshadowing
- highway safety, with particular regard to visibility splays
- protected habitats sites
What decided it
The proposed development would harm character and appearance, unacceptably harm neighbouring living conditions through noise, overbearing impact, loss of outlook and overshadowing, and create inadequate highway visibility, conflicting with Policies E1, LHW4 and T1 of the Local Plan.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy E1Policy LHW4Policy T1
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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The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.
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