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Allowed10 December 20243342514

Broadwater Road, Romsey, Hampshire, SO51 8GH

Planning appeal 3342514 at Broadwater Road, Romsey, Hampshire, SO51 8GH (Test Valley Borough Council) was allowed on 10 December 2024 by Inspector Johnson W, following an inquiry. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposed development on the special architectural or historical interest of heritage assets in the locality, with particular regard to their setting.

Redevelopment for Retirement Living accommodation comprising of 47 retirement apartments including communal facilities, access, car parking and landscaping

Authority
Test Valley Borough Council
Appeal type
major · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Inquiry
Development
residential · Major dwellings
Inspector
Johnson W
Postcode
SO51 8GH

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of the proposed development on the special architectural or historical interest of heritage assets in the locality, with particular regard to their setting
  • the effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers at no's 38-48 Palmerston Street (even) and no's 30-36 Palmerston Street (even), particularly through dominance and outlook
  • the effect of the proposed development on designated sites, particularly the New Forest Special Protection Area (SPA) and the Southampton and Solent Waters SPA

What decided it

The Inspector's independent finding, notwithstanding the Council's withdrawal of objections, that the appeal site made a neutral contribution to the setting of all relevant heritage assets and that living conditions and SPA integrity would not be harmed, meaning the scheme accorded with the development plan as a whole.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy E1Policy E9LP Policy LHW4LP Policy E5LP Policy COM2
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 201Paragraph 56Paragraph 57
Judgments
Bewley Homes v SSLUHC; Waverley BC. 2024 EWHC 116 (Admin) 16.5.24

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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