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Allowed10 April 20253354052

Land East of Halterworth Lane, Romsey, Hampshire, SO51 9AE

Planning appeal 3354052 at Land East of Halterworth Lane, Romsey, Hampshire, SO51 9AE (Test Valley Borough Council) was allowed on 10 April 2025 by Inspector Raygen Z, following an inquiry. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the appeal site would be acceptable for the provision of housing having regard to local and national planning policies that seek to manage the location of new development.

the demolition of existing buildings and the erection of up to 270 dwellings, including affordable housing, with land for the potential future expansion of Halterworth Primary School, public open space, structural planting and landscaping, sustainable drainage systems (SuDS) and vehicular access points. All matters reserved except for means of access

Authority
Test Valley Borough Council
Appeal type
major · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Inquiry
Development
residential · Other Major Developments
Inspector
Raygen Z
Postcode
SO51 9AE

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether the appeal site would be acceptable for the provision of housing having regard to local and national planning policies that seek to manage the location of new development
  • The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
  • The effect of the proposal on the strategic gap
  • the effect of the proposal on highway safety

What decided it

The Council's inability to demonstrate a five year housing land supply (2.74 years) rendered the spatial policy out of date and triggered the tilted balance, under which the benefits of housing delivery outweighed the identified moderate harms.

The moderate harm to character and appearance and conflict with the spatial policy did not significantly and demonstrably outweigh the very significant weight given to housing delivery, significant weight to affordable housing, and moderate/minor weight to other benefits, so the tilted balance favoured allowing the appeal.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy COM2Policy E3Policy E2Policy T1Policy E5Policy E7Policy LHW1Policy COM7Policy COM15
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 8Paragraph 57Paragraph 58Paragraph 66Paragraph 110Paragraph 115

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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