®Planning appeal decision
South of Longfield Avenue , Fareham, PO14 1SE
Planning appeal 3347627 at South of Longfield Avenue , Fareham, PO14 1SE (Fareham Borough Council) was allowed on 8 April 2025 by Inspector Coffey L, following an inquiry. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the planning obligations sought would comply with the tests at CIL Regulation 122(2) and paragraph 58 of the Framework (the CIL tests).
up to 1,200 new homes (C3); 80 bed care homes (C2); a new 2 form entry primary school (D1); a local centre to comprise flexible commercial floorspace (A1, A2, A3 and A5 up to 800sq.m) and Community Centre and Health Care Facility (D1 use up to 700sq.m); the formation of new means of access onto Longfield Avenue and Peak Lane; new open space including the laying out of a new country park and sports facilities; drainage infrastructure; walking and cycling infrastructure and other associated infrastructure works. Summary of Recommendation: The appeal be allowed and planning permission granted 1
- Authority
- Fareham Borough Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Inquiry
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Coffey L
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the planning obligations sought would comply with the tests at CIL Regulation 122(2) and paragraph 58 of the Framework (the CIL tests)
What decided it
The scheme's accordance with the development plan (Policy HA55) combined with substantial benefits outweighing limited identified harms, once the planning obligations were tested and refined against the CIL Regulation 122 requirements.
The substantial benefits of the scheme (housing delivery, biodiversity net gain, sustainable travel and community infrastructure) were found to outweigh the limited harms identified (reduction of the strategic gap, loss of best and most versatile agricultural land, change to landscape character, and increased congestion).
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy HA55Policy HP5Policy HP7Policy HP8Policy HP9Policy CC1Policy CC2Policy NE1Policy NE2Policy NE3Policy NE4Policy NE5Policy NE6Policy NE9Policy TIN1Policy TIN2Policy TIN4Policy D1Policy D2Policy D3Policy D4Policy D5Policy R4
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 35Paragraph 56Paragraph 57Paragraph 58Paragraph 61Paragraph 103Paragraph 105Paragraph 116
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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