®Planning appeal decision
16 Selborne Avenue, Havant, Hampshire, PO9 4PX
Planning appeal 3287602 at 16 Selborne Avenue, Havant, Hampshire, PO9 4PX (Havant Borough Council) was dismissed on 20 May 2022 by Inspector Chamberlain G, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the appeal site is a suitable location for the proposal, having regard to policies concerned with development in areas at risk of flooding.
‘a two-storey new build dwelling to end of existing terrace’
- Authority
- Havant Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Chamberlain G
- Postcode
- PO9 4PX
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the appeal site is a suitable location for the proposal, having regard to policies concerned with development in areas at risk of flooding
- The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
- The effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of the occupants of 16 Selborne Avenue and 32 Overton Crescent, with reference to outlook, sunlight and privacy, and future occupants with reference to the size and configuration of outdoor amenity space
What decided it
The appellant failed to demonstrate that sequentially preferable sites were not reasonably available and appropriate, thereby failing the sequential test required by Policy CS15 and the Framework, which provides a clear reason for refusal that engages the exception to the tilted balance.
the significant harm arising from flood risk policy non-compliance, character and appearance harm, and living conditions harm outweighed the moderate cumulative benefits of housing delivery and economic support, which did not constitute material considerations indicating the proposal should be determined otherwise than in accordance with the development plan
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CS15 of the Havant Borough Core Strategy 2011Policy CS16 of the Havant Borough Core Strategy 2011Policy LP2 of the Havant Borough Local Plan (Allocations) 2014Borough Design Guide Supplementary Planning Document
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 162Paragraph 160Paragraph 130Paragraph 130(f)Paragraph 11d)
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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