®Planning appeal decision
Turret House, Hospital Lane, Portchester, Fareham, Hampshire, PO16 9LT
Planning appeal 3310346 at Turret House, Hospital Lane, Portchester, Fareham, Hampshire, PO16 9LT (Fareham Borough Council) was dismissed on 19 February 2024 by Inspector Evans J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposal upon the character and appearance of the area, having particular regard to the effect upon the setting of Portchester Castle, and its designation as a listed building and Scheduled Ancient Monument, and also upon the setting of the Portchester Castle Street Conservation Area.
a new detached dwelling (self-build)
- Authority
- Fareham Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Evans J
- Postcode
- PO16 9LT
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposal upon the character and appearance of the area, having particular regard to the effect upon the setting of Portchester Castle, and its designation as a listed building and Scheduled Ancient Monument, and also upon the setting of the Portchester Castle Street Conservation Area
- whether the site is in a suitable location for development
- whether the proposal would comply with national and local planning policy which seeks to steer new development away from areas at the highest risk of flooding
What decided it
The significant harm to the setting of Portchester Castle and the conservation area, combined with failure to satisfy the Sequential Test for flood risk, would not be outweighed by the modest public benefits of a single self-build dwelling.
even if a shortfall in five-year housing land supply were demonstrated, the adverse impacts of granting permission would significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits, as Framework policies protecting designated heritage assets and areas at risk of flooding provide clear reasons for refusal
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DS1Policy DS3Policy D1Policy HE1Policy HE2Policy HE3Policy HP9Policy CC2
- 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.
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