Planning appeal decision
Land Adjacent to The Brigadier Gerard, Botley Road, Horton Heath, Hampshire, SO50 7DQ
Planning appeal 3341606 at Land Adjacent to The Brigadier Gerard, Botley Road, Horton Heath, Hampshire, SO50 7DQ (Eastleigh Borough Council) was dismissed on 18 September 2024 by Inspector Buchanan R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the existing access provides safe pedestrian access.
construction of 4 no. three bedroom semi-detached dwellings with associated amenity space, parking, landscaping, ecological buffer and new access from Botley Road without complying with a condition attached to planning permission Ref F/19/86328, dated 8 January 2020
- Authority
- Eastleigh Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Buchanan R
- Postcode
- SO50 7DQ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the existing access provides safe pedestrian access
- If it does, is condition No.8 necessary in its present form having regard to the reason it was imposed
What decided it
The existing access does not provide safe pedestrian access due to poor sightlines, exposure to vehicle conflict, and lack of refuge, whereas the approved access would substantially improve pedestrian safety and visibility, making condition No.8 necessary in its present form.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DM1Policy DM13
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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