®Planning appeal decision
Land of 75 Burley Road, Bockhampton, CHRISTCHURCH, BH23 7AJ
construction of one dwelling
- Authority
- New Forest District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Harley S
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposed dwelling would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework 2023 and any relevant development plan policies
- whether the spatial strategy would support a dwelling in this location
- the effect of the dwelling on the character and appearance of the area
- the effect of the proposal on the integrity of protected sites
What decided it
The Council's shortfall in five-year housing land supply (3.1 years) engaged the presumption in favour of sustainable development, and the combined minor harms did not significantly and demonstrably outweigh the moderate benefits of the scheme.
The conflict with spatial strategy policies and minor harm to character and appearance were outweighed by the moderate benefits of housing delivery, efficient land use, and economic benefits in the context of a significant shortfall in housing land supply, with the presumption in favour of sustainable development weighing heavily in favour of the proposal.
Framework references: 11, 154
Plan policies cited: Policy ENV2, Policy ENV1, Policy STR4, Policy HOU5, Policy DM20
Judgments cited: Julian Wood v SSCLG and Gravesham Borough Council [2015] EWCA Civ 195
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