®Planning appeal decision
Land at Satchell Lane, Hamble Le Rice, SO31 4HN
Planning appeal 3292580 at Land at Satchell Lane, Hamble Le Rice, SO31 4HN (Eastleigh Borough Council) was dismissed on 20 December 2022 by Inspector Hendley D, following an inquiry. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposal would be in a suitable location for housing, with regard to development plan policy and national planning policy.
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
- Postcode
- SO31 4HP
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
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Strategic Policy S1Strategic Policy S2Strategic Policy S3Strategic Policy S5Strategic Policy S6Strategic Policy S9Strategic Policy S11Strategic Policy S12Policy DM1Policy DM11Policy DM13Policy DM28Policy DM33
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 57Paragraph 71Paragraph 74Paragraph 81Paragraph 110Paragraph 111Paragraph 112Paragraph 130Paragraph 174Paragraph 175Paragraph 180
- Judgments
- Eastleigh Borough Council v Secretary of State for Housing Communities and Local Government, Mr Robert Janaway and Mr Simon Bull [2019] EWHC 1862 (Admin)
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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