®Planning appeal decision
90 Southwood Road, Hayling Island, Hampshire, PO11 9QF
disabled access ramp to side of property and installation of an internal staircase to house a stairlift and allowing for the amalgamation of flats 90 and 90B
- Authority
- Havant Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Roberts G
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposed development would be acceptable having regard to local planning policies on the maintenance of the Borough's housing stock and future housing provision
What decided it
The loss of a small residential unit in a context of significant housing supply shortfall and pressing need for smaller units, which the Inspector found could not be justified by the personal benefits of elderly care provision.
the benefits of providing care for an elderly relative and disabled access were outweighed by the conflict with policy CS9 and the significant harm to housing supply and the need for small units
Plan policies cited: Policy CS9 of the Havant Borough Core Strategy (March 2011)
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.