®Planning appeal decision
Land adjacent to Drakes Bottom, Dirty Lane, Hambledon, Hampshire, PO7 4QT
on land adjacent to Drakes Bottom Uplands Road (Dirty Lane), Denmead, PO7 4QT construction of 2no cabins for tourist accommodation with associated access drive from Dirty Lane and parking area
- Authority
- Winchester City Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- leisure-sport · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Aqbal M
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
- Whether the appeal site is in a suitable location for tourist accommodation
- Whether the development would be likely to have a significant effect on the integrity of the Solent Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area and Ramsar Site
What decided it
The proposal conflicts with the development plan on multiple grounds—harm to character and appearance, unsuitability of location for tourism, and failure to demonstrate avoidance of adverse effects on the Solent—and the modest social and economic benefits do not outweigh these substantial harms.
Plan policies cited: Policy DM15, Policy DM16, Policy DM23, Policy MTRA4, Policy DS1, Policy 1 of the Denmead Neighbourhood Plan, Policy CP15, Policy CP16
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