Kingfishers, Fishers Hill, FAREHAM, PO15 5QT

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

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.

Framework references: 11, 124, 189

Plan policies cited: Strategic Policy HE1, Policy HE2, Policy HE3, Strategic Policy DS2, Strategic Policy DS3, Policy HP2

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Heritage. Listed buildings by grade and distance, conservation areas, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, heritage at risk.
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Flooding. Flood zones 2 and 3, surface water, and both again with climate change.
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