Planning appeal decision
Black Hill Cottage, Hundred Acres Road, Hundred Acres, Hampshire, PO17 6HY
Planning appeal 3361463 at Black Hill Cottage, Hundred Acres Road, Hundred Acres, Hampshire, PO17 6HY (Winchester City Council) was allowed on 15 July 2025 by Inspector Cahalane R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed replacement dwelling is subject to the development plan policies governing the countryside.
demolition of existing cottage, and replacement with new self-build dwelling including construction of a new carport
- Authority
- Winchester City Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Cahalane R
- Postcode
- PO17 6HY
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed replacement dwelling is subject to the development plan policies governing the countryside
What decided it
The appeal site is located within a non-defined settlement listed under Policy MTRA 3, and as the policy does not explicitly resist replacement dwellings or provide a closed list of acceptable development types, the proposed replacement dwelling is not subject to countryside policies and is therefore in accordance with the development plan.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy MTRA 3Policy MTRA 4Policy DM1Policy DM3
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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