®Planning appeal decision
Land Adjacent to Woolton Hill Sports Club, Woolton Hill
Planning appeal 3310335 at Land Adjacent to Woolton Hill Sports Club, Woolton Hill (Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council) was allowed on 12 April 2023 by Inspector Marigold O, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposal would provide a suitable location for housing, in respect of accessibility to services and facilities.
Permission in principle for residential development up to 3 dwellings
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Marigold O
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal would provide a suitable location for housing, in respect of accessibility to services and facilities
- whether the proposal would accord with the spatial strategy of the Development Plan
What decided it
The Council's inability to demonstrate a five-year housing land supply triggered the tilted balance under Framework Paragraph 11, and the moderate weight given to the spatial strategy conflict was outweighed by the significant benefit of contributing three dwellings to address the housing undersupply.
The moderate weight given to conflict with spatial strategy policies was outweighed by the significant positive weight of housing supply contribution and modest positive weight of economic benefits, such that adverse impacts did not significantly and demonstrably outweigh benefits.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- BDLP Policy SD1BDLP Policy SS6NP Policy HO2NP Policy HO2(b)
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11
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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