Planning appeal decision
Land at Local Centre, Picket Twenty, Andover, Hampshire, SP11 6LF
Planning appeal 3305063 at Land at Local Centre, Picket Twenty, Andover, Hampshire, SP11 6LF (Test Valley Borough Council) was dismissed on 21 June 2023 by Inspector Sutton A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area.
erection of a block of 18 flats within the local centre at Picket Twenty, Andover
- Authority
- Test Valley Borough Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Sutton A
- Postcode
- SP11 6LF
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
- Whether the proposal would make provision for an appropriate level of affordable housing, having regard to relevant development plan policy
What decided it
The significant harmful effect on the character and appearance of the area through the creation of a dominating built form that would fail to complement or harmonise with the existing mix of development in the core of the local centre.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy E1Policy COM7
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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