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construction of 3 no. commercial units

Authority: Winchester City Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: employment-industrial · Minor general industry/storage/warehousing
Inspector: Leonard S

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The impact of the proposal on biodiversity, with particular regard to the natural asset of irreplaceable ancient woodland

What decided it

The material harm to irreplaceable ancient woodland from the close proximity of the proposed buildings and the intensification of site use, which does not meet the 'wholly exceptional reasons' test in NPPF paragraph 186(c).

Framework references: 186, 15

Plan policies cited: Policy CP16 of the Winchester District Local Plan Part 1 – Joint Core Strategy (2013), Policy DM23 of the Winchester District Local Plan Part 2 – Development Management and Site Allocations (2017), Policy DM24 of the Winchester District Local Plan Part 2 – Development Management and Site Allocations (2017)

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Heritage. Listed buildings by grade and distance, conservation areas, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, heritage at risk.
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Flooding. Flood zones 2 and 3, surface water, and both again with climate change.
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