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Dismissed15 June 20233307609

Kingfishers, Fishers Hill, Fareham, PO15 5QT

Planning appeal 3307609 at Kingfishers, Fishers Hill, Fareham, PO15 5QT (Fareham Borough Council) was dismissed on 15 June 2023 by Inspector O'Doherty A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposed development would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Titchfield Abbey Conservation Area, and the effect of the proposed development on the settings of the Catisfield Conservation Area and nearby listed buildings.

described on the application form as, “Demolition of the existing swimming pool structure. Construction of three detached homes with associated garage and carports, access and landscaping

Authority
Fareham Borough Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
O'Doherty A
Postcode
PO15 5QT

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether the proposed development would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Titchfield Abbey Conservation Area, and the effect of the proposed development on the settings of the Catisfield Conservation Area and nearby listed buildings
  • the effect of the proposed development on the Meon Strategic Gap (including the Meon Valley landscape)

What decided it

The combined less than substantial harm to the significance of the Titchfield Abbey Conservation Area and the settings of the Catisfield Conservation Area and nearby listed buildings, to which very substantial weight was ascribed, outweighed the moderate weight given to the housing and economic benefits of the proposal.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Strategic Policy HE1Policy HE2Policy HE3Strategic Policy DS2Strategic Policy DS3Policy HP2
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 124Paragraph 189

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