®Planning appeal decision
Land to the East of Moorfield, Peach Grove, Andover, SP11 7EP
Planning appeal 3303109 at Land to the East of Moorfield, Peach Grove, Andover, SP11 7EP (Test Valley Borough Council) was dismissed on 10 March 2023 by Inspector Sutton A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the appeal site is a suitable location for residential development, having regard for the spatial strategy of the development plan.
erection of a self-build residential dwelling and associated hard & soft landscaping
- Authority
- Test Valley Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Sutton A
- Postcode
- SP11 7EP
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the appeal site is a suitable location for residential development, having regard for the spatial strategy of the development plan
- The effect of the proposal on the integrity of protected habitats
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
- Whether the proposal would provide a suitable access having regard to highway safety
What decided it
The proposal's conflict with Policy COM2 due to its location outside the settlement boundary in an unsuitable location for residential development, combined with the inability to demonstrate that the development would not have a significant adverse effect on the integrity of protected habitats.
The limited benefits of housing supply, self-build provision, and local economic benefits were outweighed by the conflict with the spatial strategy of the development plan and the significant adverse effect on protected habitats
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy COM2Policy E5Policy E8Policy E1Policy E2Policy T1
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 182
- Judgments
- Bernard Wheatcroft Ltd v SSE [JPL, 1982, P37]
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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