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Allowed13 November 20233313146

Land Adjacent Woodpeckers, Cupernham Lane, Romsey, Hampshire, S051 8NA

Planning appeal 3313146 at Land Adjacent Woodpeckers, Cupernham Lane, Romsey, Hampshire, S051 8NA (Test Valley Borough Council) was allowed on 13 November 2023 by Inspector Manning J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposal on the living conditions of the occupants of Nos 24, 26, 28 and 30 Treviglio Close.

erection of 9 dwellings, with access, landscaping, and associated works, without complying with a condition attached to planning permission Ref 20/01045/FULLS, dated 18 June 2021

Authority
Test Valley Borough Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Other minor developments
Inspector
Manning J

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of the proposal on the living conditions of the occupants of Nos 24, 26, 28 and 30 Treviglio Close
  • the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area

What decided it

The fall-back position that dormer windows of the same scale or larger could realistically be constructed under permitted development rights outweighed the conflict with the development plan regarding character and appearance.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy LHW4Policy E1

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