®Planning appeal decision
The Alpines School Lane, Headbourne Worthy, WINCHESTER, SO23 7JX
the erection of a detached two storey four bedroom dwelling, and associated access and landscaping
- Authority
- Winchester City Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Redford R
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the appeal site is a suitable location for the proposed development having regard to the spatial strategy of the local plan and character
- The effect of the proposal on the Solent Special Protection Area (SPA)
- Whether it would provide adequate surface water drainage
What decided it
The proposal's conflict with the spatial strategy set out in Policies MTRA3 and MTRA4, combined with the inability to secure mitigation for adverse effects on the Solent SPA, meant the adverse impacts significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits even under the tilted balance.
The adverse impacts of granting planning permission, comprising conflict with the spatial strategy and unmitigated harm to the SPA, significantly and demonstrably outweighed the limited benefits of housing delivery and economic benefits, such that the material considerations did not indicate a decision other than in accordance with the development plan.
Framework references: 11
Plan policies cited: Policy MTRA4, Policy MTRA3, Policy CP18, Policy CP20, Policy DM24, Policy DM23, Policy CP15, Policy CP16, Policy CP17
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.