Land to the South West of Woodlands Park, Poles Lane, Otterbourne, Hampshire, SO21 2DZ

Planning appeal 3341310 at Land to the South West of Woodlands Park, Poles Lane, Otterbourne, Hampshire, SO21 2DZ (Winchester City Council) was allowed on 7 March 2025 by Inspector O'Doherty A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether or not the appeal site is a suitable location for the proposed development, having particular regard to the spatial strategy in the development plan.

Construction of flexible incubation space for new businesses within a two storey, BREEAM Excellent, office building

Authority: Winchester City Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: employment-industrial · Minor offices/R&D/light industry
Inspector: O'Doherty A
Postcode: SO21 2DZ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether or not the appeal site is a suitable location for the proposed development, having particular regard to the spatial strategy in the development plan

What decided it

The significant economic benefits of the business incubation centre, supported by evidence of unmet demand and substantial job creation, outweighed the limited harm to the spatial strategy caused by development on a large domestic garden site close to the settlement boundary.

The significant weight given to the economic benefits of the proposed development outweighed the little weight given to the proposed development's conflict with the relevant policies of the development plan.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy DS1Policy DM1Policy MTRA3Policy MTRA4Policy DM10Policy CP8
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 15Paragraph 58Paragraph 85Paragraph 87Paragraph 116

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