Planning appeal decision
Land Adj 5 Riverside Green, Kings Somborne, Stockbridge, Hampshire, SO20 6NG
Planning appeal 3288126 at Land Adj 5 Riverside Green, Kings Somborne, Stockbridge, Hampshire, SO20 6NG (Test Valley Borough Council) was dismissed on 6 February 2023 by Inspector O'Doherty A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposal would provide satisfactory living conditions for the future occupiers of the proposed dwelling, with particular regard to private amenity space.
erection of one dwelling
- Authority
- Test Valley Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- O'Doherty A
- Postcode
- SO20 6NG
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal would provide satisfactory living conditions for the future occupiers of the proposed dwelling, with particular regard to private amenity space
- whether the proposal would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Kings Somborne Conservation Area
What decided it
The proposal would not provide satisfactory living conditions for future occupiers due to inadequate private amenity space lacking privacy and daylight, and would fail to preserve or enhance the conservation area character through poor design integration with the surrounding development pattern.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy LHW4Policy E1Policy E9
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 130Paragraph 12
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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