Planning appeal decision
72 Mescott Meadows, Hedge End, Southampton , Hampshire, SO30 2JU
Planning appeal 3358200 at 72 Mescott Meadows, Hedge End, Southampton , Hampshire, SO30 2JU (Eastleigh Borough Council) was dismissed on 11 March 2025 by Inspector Coles C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the development on parking provision and highway safety in Mescott Meadows.
‘to convert a small area of garage into an office space that will be used during office hours only size is approx. 6’ x 7’ so enough room to fit a small car in the garage space’
- Authority
- Eastleigh Borough Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- change of use · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Coles C
- Postcode
- SO30 2JU
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the development on parking provision and highway safety in Mescott Meadows
What decided it
The development would displace a vehicle onto the public highway in a constrained residential estate with narrow carriageways and insufficient capacity, thereby conflicting with parking standards and detrimentally affecting highway safety.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- DM1DM13DM14
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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The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.
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