Broadwater Road, Romsey, Hampshire, SO51 8GH

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

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.

Framework references: 201, 56, 57

Plan policies cited: Policy E1, Policy E9, LP Policy LHW4, LP Policy E5, LP Policy COM2

Judgments cited: Bewley Homes v SSLUHC; Waverley BC. 2024 EWHC 116 (Admin) 16.5.24

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What an account adds

Draw a red line around your site and the appraisal follows.

Heritage. Listed buildings by grade and distance, conservation areas, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, heritage at risk.
Landscape and environment. Green belt, national parks and national landscapes, SSSIs, ancient woodland, SPA, SAC and Ramsar sites, nutrient catchments.
Flooding. Flood zones 2 and 3, surface water, and both again with climate change.
Transport. The 800 metre station catchment and service frequency, bus stops with their weekday frequency, the cycle network, and the Framework’s transport tests measured for the site.

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