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Notice varied and upheld11 February 20253341456

79 Westridge Road, Southampton, SO17 2HN

Planning appeal 3341456 at 79 Westridge Road, Southampton, SO17 2HN (Southampton City Council) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 11 February 2025 by Inspector Hawkins S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether there are suitable living conditions for the existing and future occupiers of the flats, having regard to provision of outdoor amenity space and provision of facilities for storing refuse/recycling and bicycles.

without planning permission, the material change of use of the land to five self-contained flats (‘the unauthorised development’)

Authority
Southampton City Council
Appeal type
enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Change of use
Inspector
Hawkins S
Postcode
SO17 2HN

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether there are suitable living conditions for the existing and future occupiers of the flats, having regard to provision of outdoor amenity space and provision of facilities for storing refuse/recycling and bicycles
  • Whether the flats contribute to a mixed and balanced community, having regard to the effect on the supply of family homes
  • The effect on the character of the locality

What decided it

The adverse impacts on living conditions, mixed and balanced community provision, and unmitigated harm to protected habitats sites outweigh the moderate benefits of housing supply, and the Framework presumption does not apply where there is an adverse effect on the integrity of habitats sites.

The moderate benefits of housing supply and fire safety improvements were outweighed by the significant harms to living conditions, loss of family homes, and unmitigated adverse impacts on protected habitats, resulting in conflict with the Development Plan that could not be overcome by other considerations.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy SDP1Policy CS13Policy CS16Policy CS22Policy SDP7Policy SDP9Policy H7
Judgments
Welwyn Hatfield BC v DLUHC [2022] EWHC 3175 (Admin)

How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.

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