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Dismissed1 February 20243327463

432-434 Bitterne Road Precinct, Bitterne Village, Southampton, SO18 5RT

Planning appeal 3327463 at 432-434 Bitterne Road Precinct, Bitterne Village, Southampton, SO18 5RT (Southampton City Council) was dismissed on 1 February 2024 by Inspector Gethin T, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposed development on preserved trees, with particular regard to the character and appearance of the surrounding area, biodiversity and climate change mitigation.

PROPOSED REDEVELOPMENT REAR OF 432- 434 TO FORM 6 x One Bed RESIDENTIAL and 1 x Two Bed RESIDENTIAL APARTMENTS WITH ASSOCIATED PARKING

Authority
Southampton City Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Gethin T
Postcode
SO18 5RT

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of the proposed development on preserved trees, with particular regard to the character and appearance of the surrounding area, biodiversity and climate change mitigation
  • whether the wider impacts of the proposed development would be sufficiently mitigated

What decided it

The inevitable future pressure to prune or remove the preserved trees due to overshadowing and safety concerns would result in significant harm to character, appearance, biodiversity and climate change mitigation that outweighs the limited housing benefits even under the tilted balance.

The significant harm to character, appearance, biodiversity and climate change mitigation from pressure to prune or remove the preserved trees, combined with insufficient mitigation of wider impacts, significantly and demonstrably outweighs the benefits of housing delivery and sustainable location, such that the presumption in favour of sustainable development does not apply.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy SDP 1Policy SDP 4Policy CS 13Policy CS 18Policy CS 22Policy CS 25
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11

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