®Planning appeal decision
Fishlake Cottage , Great Bridge Road, Romsey, SO51 0HB
Planning appeal 3315124 at Fishlake Cottage , Great Bridge Road, Romsey, SO51 0HB (Test Valley Borough Council) was dismissed on 5 September 2023 by Inspector Praine N, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The principle of the proposed development having regard to its location outside the settlement boundary as defined in the development plan.
a change of use from open storage and as a builder’s yard to residential use, erection of 2no. four-bedroom houses with associated parking and landscaping
- Authority
- Test Valley Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Praine N
- Postcode
- SO51 0HB
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The principle of the proposed development having regard to its location outside the settlement boundary as defined in the development plan
- Whether sufficient information has been presented to demonstrate the proposed development would not harm the economic development needs of the area
- The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
- The effect of the proposed development on flood risk with particular reference to the Exception Test
What decided it
The cumulative weight of substantial harm from loss of employment use, unacceptable harm to character and appearance, failure of the flood risk Exception Test, and conflict with the spatial strategy of the development plan was not outweighed by the modest benefits of two additional dwellings on a previously developed site.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy COM2Policy LE10Policy LE10bPolicy E2Policy E7
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 164
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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