®Planning appeal decision
Former North Hill Sawmill Yard, Baddesley Road, Chandlers Ford, SO52 9BH
- Authority
- Test Valley Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Shearing C
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effects of the proposal on the living conditions of occupants of properties on Flexford Close
- the effects of the proposal on designated habitat sites
What decided it
The failure to secure with certainty appropriate mitigation for phosphate nutrient loading effects on the River Itchen SAC, in the absence of a completed Section 33 agreement with Eastleigh Borough Council, meant the proposal could not be approved under the Habitats Regulations.
Although the Council cannot demonstrate a five-year housing land supply and the proposal would deliver homes tailored for older people with economic benefits, the strong protection afforded to habitat sites by the Framework (paragraph 195) means the presumption in favour of sustainable development does not apply, and the benefits do not outweigh the conflict with the development plan.
Framework references: 11, 195
Plan policies cited: Policy LHW4, Policy E5, Policy COM2
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.