Land Adjacent Stanbury Close, Thruxton, Hampshire, SP11 8QD

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

• whether the proposed mix of affordable housing would meet identified local needs
• the effect on the character and appearance of the landscape and area
• the effect on the living conditions of the occupants of Stanbury Close and Lambourne Close, with particular regard to privacy and outlook
• the effect on highway safety
• the effect on the integrity of European Sites

What decided it

The substantial benefit of delivering 14 affordable dwellings to meet a clear unmet local need, combined with the Council's inability to demonstrate a five-year housing land supply, outweighed the moderate landscape harm, significant loss of outlook to neighbours, and minor highway safety concerns when assessed against the Framework.

The substantial benefits from delivery of 14 affordable dwellings meeting identified local needs outweighed the moderate harm to landscape character, significant harm to neighbouring amenity through loss of outlook, and minor harm to highway safety when assessed against the Framework as a whole under the tilted balance.