Planning appeal decision
15 Ward Close, Andover, SP10 3BT
Planning appeal 3309210 at 15 Ward Close, Andover, SP10 3BT (Test Valley Borough Council) was allowed on 12 May 2023 by Inspector Simpson V, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area.
change of use to residential garden
- Authority
- Test Valley Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Simpson V
- Postcode
- SP10 3TB
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The proposed landscaping scheme, particularly the low-level box hedging along the public footpath boundary, would prevent harm to the character and appearance of the area and ensure the development would not conflict with local plan policies COM2, E1, and E2.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- COM2E1E2
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 56
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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.
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