®Planning appeal decision
Land at Bilbao Court, Andover, SP10 1LE
the demolition of redundant garages, and erection of 9 no. flats with associated access, parking spaces and landscaping
- Authority
- Test Valley Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Buchanan R
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposed development on the water environment of the Solent
- the living conditions of the future residents of flat Nos 1, 4 and 7 with regard to external amenity space, privacy, noise and disturbance, and on the living conditions of some existing residents of Bilbao Court with regard to privacy
- the character and appearance of the area
- the provision of car parking for existing residents of Bilbao Court
What decided it
The inability to secure adequate mitigation for significant harm to the water environment of the Solent, combined with significant harm to the living conditions of future residents, outweighed the modest housing benefits.
The modest housing benefits and contribution to housing supply, aligned with Framework objectives and the value of using brownfield land, were outweighed by the significant harm to the Solent's water environment and the failure to provide adequate living conditions for future residents, particularly external amenity space and protection from noise and disturbance.
Framework references: 11, 56, 57
Plan policies cited: Policy E5, Policy LHW4, Policy E8, Policy E1, Policy E2, Policy T1, Policy T2
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.