®Planning appeal decision
Harewood Farm, London Road, Andover, SP11 6LJ
the erection of three commercial buildings suitable for flexible E(g)(iii), B2 and/or B8 uses, together with associated access, parking, drainage and landscaping and associated works
- Authority
- Test Valley Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- employment-industrial · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Prentis D
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the appeal site is an appropriate location for the proposal, having regard to the spatial strategy of the development plan
- the effect of the proposal on the landscape character and appearance of the area
- the extent to which the proposal would be connected by pedestrian, cycle and public transport links to key destinations
What decided it
The proposal's conflict with the spatial strategy of the development plan, particularly the extension of the employment site into the countryside contrary to Policy LE17, combined with the failure to provide pedestrian and cycle connections to Andover, could not be outweighed by the economic benefits.
Framework references: 11
Plan policies cited: Policy COM2, Policy LE17, Policy E2, Policy E1, Policy T1, Policy T2
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