Planning appeal decision
Fairport House Lands End Road, Bursledon, Southampton, SO31 8DN
Planning appeal 3302097 at Fairport House Lands End Road, Bursledon, Southampton, SO31 8DN (Eastleigh Borough Council) was dismissed on 26 January 2023 by Inspector Rogers J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the location of development is appropriate, having regard to the local planning policies and the character and appearance of the area, taking into account the Old Bursledon Conservation Area.
use of existing home office building by non-resident of the property
- Authority
- Eastleigh Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- employment-industrial · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Rogers J
- Postcode
- SO31 8DN
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the location of development is appropriate, having regard to the local planning policies and the character and appearance of the area, taking into account the Old Bursledon Conservation Area
What decided it
The building is suitable for its existing ancillary residential use and the proposed development would cause unacceptable harm to the character and appearance of the conservation area that is not outweighed by the modest public benefits of rural economic diversification.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DM19Policy DM1Policy DM12
- 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.
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