®Planning appeal decision
Land North Of Southwick Road, Wickham, Fareham, Hampshire, PO17 6JH
erection of 4-bedroom self-build dwelling, relocated access, parking, drainage and landscaping
- Authority
- Winchester City Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Coles C
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the appeal site would be a suitable location for the proposed development having regard to local and national planning policy
What decided it
The site's location outside any settlement boundary in countryside, combined with its unsustainable location due to distance from services and reliance on private transport, means it is not a suitable location for the proposed development and conflicts with the development plan.
The harm arising from the proposed unsuitable location and associated need to rely on private transport to reach the nearest services outweighed the combined benefits of housing supply, self-build provision, and local economic benefits
Plan policies cited: Policy MTRA4, Policy MTRA3
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.