®Planning appeal decision
Land at Satchell Lane, Hamble le Rice, SO31 4HN
a planning application for residential development of 61 no. dwellings, with associated public open space, landscaping and amenity areas with access off Satchell Lane
- Authority
- Eastleigh Borough Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Inquiry
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Hendley D
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal would be in a suitable location for housing, with regard to development plan policy and national planning policy
- the effect on the character and appearance of the area, including design quality
- the accessibility to local services
- the effect on highway safety and the free flow of traffic by way of the traffic generation
- housing land supply matters
- if harm arises, whether this would be outweighed by the benefits of the proposal
What decided it
The Inspector found that the very significant harm from the proposal's unsuitable location within the countryside and its effect on character, appearance and design quality significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits, even though the tilted balance under paragraph 11(d)(ii) was engaged.
the adverse impacts of granting permission (very significant harm from an unsuitable location and limited harm to character, appearance and design quality) would significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits (housing provision and mix, affordable housing, economic benefits, biodiversity net gain and other modest benefits), so the presumption in favour of sustainable development did not apply
Framework references: 11, 57, 71, 74, 81, 110, 111, 112, 130, 174, 175, 180
Plan policies cited: Strategic Policy S1, Strategic Policy S2, Strategic Policy S3, Strategic Policy S5, Strategic Policy S6, Strategic Policy S9, Strategic Policy S11, Strategic Policy S12, Policy DM1, Policy DM11, Policy DM13, Policy DM28, Policy DM33
Judgments cited: Eastleigh Borough Council v Secretary of State for Housing Communities and Local Government, Mr Robert Janaway and Mr Simon Bull [2019] EWHC 1862 (Admin)
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