®Planning appeal decision
Soake Farm, Soake Road, Denmead, PO7 6JA
demolition of existing office and ancillary buildings on site; conversion of existing industrial warehouse and the construction of 9 No. residential properties consisting of 1-, 2-, 3-bedroom properties, all with associated parking, hard and soft landscaping and amended access
- Authority
- Winchester City Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Leonard S
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the appeal site is a suitable location for the proposal, having regard to its location within open countryside and the Council's adopted settlement strategy
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
- The effect of the proposal on the living conditions of the occupiers of The Coach House, with particular regard to privacy, outlook and light impacts
- The effect of the proposal on highway safety, with particular regard to access design and on-site parking provision
What decided it
The proposal conflicts with the Council's adopted settlement strategy by introducing market residential development in open countryside outside settlement boundaries, contrary to Policy MTRA4, and would materially harm the character and appearance of the area through its unduly dense layout and incongruous architectural design.
The modest benefits of housing supply contribution and short-term economic benefits from construction were outweighed by the conflict with the development plan, the material harm to character and appearance, and the unsuitability of the countryside location under the Council's settlement strategy.
Framework references: 125, 135, 116, 73, 8, 12
Plan policies cited: Policy DM1, Policy MTRA4, Policy CP18, Policy CP13, Policy DM16, Policy DM17, Policy CP10, Policy DM18
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.