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Dismissed1 August 20253362385

Land at Rozel Forge, Stapleford Lane, Durley, Southampton, Hampshire, SO32 2BU

Planning appeal 3362385 at Land at Rozel Forge, Stapleford Lane, Durley, Southampton, Hampshire, SO32 2BU (Winchester City Council) was dismissed on 1 August 2025 by Inspector Worley E, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would be habitats development under Article 5B of the Town and Country Planning (Permission in Principle) (Amendment) Order 2017.

‘application for permission in principle for residential development for up to two new dwellings’

Authority
Winchester City Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Worley E
Postcode
SO32 2BU

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the proposal would be habitats development under Article 5B of the Town and Country Planning (Permission in Principle) (Amendment) Order 2017
  • In the event that permission in principle can be granted for the proposed development, whether the site is suitable having regard to its location, the proposed land use and the amount of development

What decided it

The proposal would constitute habitats development likely to have a significant adverse effect on the integrity of European protected sites without any legal mechanism to secure appropriate mitigation at the permission in principle stage, and therefore cannot be granted permission in principle under Article 5B of the Order.

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