®Planning appeal decision
Land East of Halterworth Lane, Romsey, Hampshire, SO51 9AE
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
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The Council's inability to demonstrate a five year housing land supply (2.74 years) rendered the spatial policy out of date and triggered the tilted balance, under which the benefits of housing delivery outweighed the identified moderate harms.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.
Framework references: 11, 8, 57, 58, 66, 110, 115
Plan policies cited: Policy COM2, Policy E3, Policy E2, Policy T1, Policy E5, Policy E7, Policy LHW1, Policy COM7, Policy COM15
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.