®Planning appeal decision
The Reservoir, Abbotstone Road, Fobdown, Alresford, Hampshire , SO24 9TD
‘Change of use of land from agricultural to Class C3 (Dwellinghouse). Development comprising the reshaping of the reservoir to provide for the construction of a floating five-bedroom dwellinghouse, with part subterranean garage, made pursuant to the provisions of paragraph 79(e) of the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) (2019). To include: the formation of a new vehicular access from Abbotstone Road, the laying of a driveway and forecourt, engineering works for the purpose of landscaping, and the installation of two floating solar islands’
- Authority
- Winchester City Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Chamberlain G
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the appeal site is a suitable location for the proposed development with reference to the spatial strategy in the development plan
- Whether other material considerations indicate the proposal should be determined otherwise than in accordance with the development plan
What decided it
The proposal constitutes an isolated home of exceptional quality meeting the exception in NPPF paragraph 80(e), which is a material consideration that outweighs the conflict with the development plan spatial strategy.
Framework references: 80
Plan policies cited: Policy MTRA4, Policy DM15, Policy DM23
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