®Planning appeal decision
Hampshire Car Sales, 111 Havant Road, Drayton, PORTSMOUTH, PO6 2AH
redevelopment of the existing site involving the construction of a 4 storey building to provide 54 retirement apartments (Use Class C3) with associated vehicle access from Havant Road, car parking and landscaping
- Authority
- Portsmouth City Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Inquiry
- Development
- residential · Other Major Developments
- Inspector
- Wilkinson S
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
- The effect of the proposal on the living conditions of future occupiers of the proposed scheme by reason of the quality of amenity space
- The effects of the proposal on nutrient levels and recreational impacts on the Solent estuary
- Whether or not the proposed development would make adequate provision for affordable housing
- Whether or not the S106 Agreement (S106A) is valid
What decided it
The significant weight attached to the delivery of housing, specialist retirement accommodation and redevelopment of previously developed land outweighed the limited objections raised, within the context of the Council's inability to demonstrate a five-year housing land supply.
The significant weight given to the provision of additional housing and specialist accommodation and the redevelopment of previously developed land outweighed the design, massing and parking objections, such that no adverse impacts significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits when assessed against the Framework as a whole.
Framework references: 11, 57, 219
Plan policies cited: Policy PCS23, Policy PCS19, Policy PCS13
Judgments cited: People Over Wind and Peter Sweetman v Collite Teoranta ECJ (2018) C-323/17
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.