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Allowed6 April 20233295991

33 Church Street, Romsey, SO51 8BT

Planning appeal 3295991 at 33 Church Street, Romsey, SO51 8BT (Test Valley Borough Council) was allowed on 6 April 2023 by Inspector Thomas G, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposed change of use would have an unacceptable deleterious effect on the viability and vitality of Romsey town centre shopping area.

Change of Use of Ground Floor to Dwelling

Authority
Test Valley Borough Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Change of use
Inspector
Thomas G
Postcode
SO51 8BT

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether the proposed change of use would have an unacceptable deleterious effect on the viability and vitality of Romsey town centre shopping area
  • whether the proposed change of use would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Romsey Conservation Area

What decided it

The marketing exercise and Inspector's site observations demonstrating the appeal site is a peripheral retail location with insufficient footfall and commercial demand, combined with no heritage harm, outweighed the policy conflict with the primary shopping frontage designation.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy LE12Policy E9

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