Land Off Rookery Avenue, Whiteley, Fareham, SO31 1BG

residential development of 32 dwellings, parking and a means of access from Rookery Avenue following demolition of 2 dwellings, glasshouses and associated outbuildings without complying with conditions attached to planning permission Ref P/19/0870/FP, dated 7 February 2024

Authority: Fareham Borough Council
Appeal type: major · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Major dwellings
Inspector: Allen M

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the development makes appropriate contributions towards infrastructure provision in respect of affordable housing, highway improvements, and habitat creation
Whether future occupiers would experience satisfactory living conditions, with particular regard to noise

What decided it

The development fails to secure appropriate infrastructure provision through a completed planning obligation in respect of affordable housing, highway improvements, and habitat creation, conflicting with the development plan.

Plan policies cited: Policy HP5, Policy NE1, Policy TIN2, Policy D2

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Heritage. Listed buildings by grade and distance, conservation areas, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, heritage at risk.
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Flooding. Flood zones 2 and 3, surface water, and both again with climate change.
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