®Planning appeal decision
The Pump House, Marsh Court Road, Stockbridge, SO20 6JH
Planning appeal 3299969 at The Pump House, Marsh Court Road, Stockbridge, SO20 6JH (Test Valley Borough Council) was dismissed on 21 December 2022 by Inspector Parker R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the scheme complies with development plan policy relating to the conversion of buildings in the countryside and whether it preserves or enhances the character or appearance of the Stockbridge Conservation Area.
This is an existing disused pump house situated within a residential estate with full road access – the proposed plan does not alter or change the appearance of the building – we do not propose to make the building any bigger or smaller as what is already in situ
- Authority
- Test Valley Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Parker R
- Postcode
- SO20 6JH
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the scheme complies with development plan policy relating to the conversion of buildings in the countryside and whether it preserves or enhances the character or appearance of the Stockbridge Conservation Area
- Whether the development provides acceptable living conditions for its occupants, with particular reference to natural light, outlook and external amenity space
- The effect on the integrity of the Solent Marine European sites
- The effect on highway safety on Marsh Court Road
What decided it
The development conflicts with development plan policy on multiple grounds including countryside conversion policy, heritage asset preservation, living conditions standards, European protected sites, and highway safety, with no material considerations to justify approval.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy COM2Policy LE16Policy E9Policy E1Policy E2Policy LHW4Policy E5Policy E8Policy T2Policy T1Annex G
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 202
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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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