Planning appeal decision
Juneda, New Road, Blackfield, Southampton, Hampshire, SO45 1WA
Planning appeal 3355498 at Juneda, New Road, Blackfield, Southampton, Hampshire, SO45 1WA (New Forest District Council) was dismissed on 11 April 2025 by Inspector Davies N, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area.
replacement 3-bed chalet style dwelling and new 2-bed bungalow to land at rear
- Authority
- New Forest District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Davies N
- Postcode
- SO45 1WA
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area
- The impact of the development on internationally designated habitats sites
What decided it
The absence of clear and certain mitigation to prevent adverse effects on the integrity of internationally designated habitats sites, which engaged the statutory prohibition in the Habitats Regulations and paragraph 195 of the Framework, outweighed the modest housing benefits.
The benefits of providing an additional dwelling and contributing to housing supply were outweighed by the conflict with development plan policies protecting habitats sites and the inability to secure adequate mitigation for likely significant effects on protected wildlife sites
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy ENV3Policy ENV1Policy DM2
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 12Paragraph 61Paragraph 73Paragraph 78Paragraph 124Paragraph 129Paragraph 193Paragraph 195
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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