Hilltop Pinewood Park, SOUTHAMPTON, SO19 6AL

change of use from C3 dwelling house to C2 residential care home for 6 adults with learning disabilities and autistic spectrum disorder, with internal alterations to property

Authority: Eastleigh Borough Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: community-institutional · Change of use
Inspector: Buchanan R

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the location of the site is isolated from necessary amenities for the proposed use, including public transport; and if it is, whether this is appropriate in this case having regard to effect on the quality of life for future residents

What decided it

The particular travel, amenity and living needs of residents with learning disabilities and autistic spectrum disorder, who would be site-bound and transported by care staff, mean that reliance on cars rather than walking or cycling would be satisfactory and not incompatible with development plan policies requiring sustainable location.

Framework references: 12

Plan policies cited: DM1, DM13, DM19

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