®Planning appeal decision
Dismissed19 August 20253355330
The Old Stables, 7 Winchester Street, Botley, Hampshire, SO30 2EB
change of use from offices Class E to a 2bed 4person dwelling Class C3. The dwelling exceeds the national standards. No external changes are to be made
- Authority
- Eastleigh Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Leonard S
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would provide adequate living conditions for future occupiers, having particular regard to external living space
- Whether the proposal would provide sufficient on-site parking, having regard to highway safety and convenience
- Whether the proposal would provide adequate mitigation for the European protected sites
What decided it
The proposal would fail to provide adequate external living space and on-site parking to meet development plan standards and provide satisfactory living conditions and highway safety.
Framework references: 135, 117, 73
Plan policies cited: Policy DM1, Policy DM13, Policy DM14
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.