Planning appeal decision
62 St. Johns Road, Hedge End, Southampton, SO30 4AG
Planning appeal 3317367 at 62 St. Johns Road, Hedge End, Southampton, SO30 4AG (Eastleigh Borough Council) was dismissed on 12 September 2023 by Inspector Redford R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed development on highway safety.
remove garden wall and apply to have existing dropped kerb extended to allow access to front garden for the purpose of parking a vehicle
- Authority
- Eastleigh Borough Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Redford R
- Postcode
- SO30 4AG
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed development on highway safety
What decided it
The proposal would require vehicle manoeuvring on the highway in close proximity to an existing junction, reducing road user safety through visual obstruction and obstruction to traffic flow, thereby failing to comply with Policy DM13.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DM13
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
Town Planner Pro holds this letter. The Appeals plan opens it and every other letter we hold, all of them searchable, with the main issues and what decided each case picked out. We do not show letters on the free site because they carry people’s names and addresses.
With an account
What an account adds to this decision


More decisions in Eastleigh
The authority’s record since 2016 · every decision in 2023
- Allowed28 October 202660157674 Barfoot Road, Hedge End, Southampton, SO30 2LL
- Dismissed9 June 20266008273Mayfield, Botley Road, Fair Oak, Southampton, SO50 7AD
- Dismissed30 December 20253369416Drummond Road, Shamblehurst, Hedge End, Hampshire, SO30 2AH
- Dismissed12 December 202533681601 Gatcombe Gardens, West End , Hampshire, SO18 3NA
- Dismissed19 August 20253355330The Old Stables, 7 Winchester Street, Botley, Hampshire, SO30 2EB
The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.
®