®Planning appeal decision
Land at Bilbao Court, Andover, SP10 1LE
Planning appeal 3289032 at Land at Bilbao Court, Andover, SP10 1LE (Test Valley Borough Council) was dismissed on 16 September 2022 by Inspector Buchanan R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposed development on the water environment of the Solent.
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
- Postcode
- SP10 1LE
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.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy E5Policy LHW4Policy E8Policy E1Policy E2Policy T1Policy T2
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 56Paragraph 57
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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