®Planning appeal decision
Rear of 51-51a High Street, Cosham, PO6 3AX
Planning appeal 3292093 at Rear of 51-51a High Street, Cosham, PO6 3AX (Portsmouth City Council) was dismissed on 18 November 2022 by Inspector Davies G, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area.
partial change of use of ground floor retail (Use Class E) to residential (Use Class C3) as well as rear extension at ground floor, first and second floor to allow the creation of three dwellinghouses
- Authority
- Portsmouth City Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Davies G
- Postcode
- PO6 3AX
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area
- The living conditions of neighbouring and future occupants, with regard to overlooking, dominance, outlook, light and amenity space
- The ecological value of the Solent special protection areas
What decided it
The combination of poor design conflicting with Policy PCS23 and harmful overlooking to neighbouring occupants outweighed the housing supply shortfall benefit, as the tilted balance test was not satisfied.
The benefits of providing three additional residential units to address the housing land supply shortfall were outweighed by the significant adverse impacts on character and appearance and living conditions of neighbouring and future occupants; the presumption in favour of sustainable development was not engaged.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy PCS23Policy PCS19
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11
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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