Planning appeal decision
The Weyhill Fair, Weyhill Road, Weyhill, Andover, SP11 0PP
Planning appeal 3363604 at The Weyhill Fair, Weyhill Road, Weyhill, Andover, SP11 0PP (Test Valley Borough Council) was allowed on 25 November 2025 by Inspector Rose C, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposed development on any non-designated heritage asset.
demolition of existing Public House and flat, and construction of 9 dwellings
- Authority
- Test Valley Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Rose C
- Postcode
- SP11 0PP
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposed development on any non-designated heritage asset
- whether the proposal makes an appropriate contribution towards affordable housing
- the effect of the proposed development on the integrity of the Protected Sites
What decided it
None of the Council's three reasons for refusal were sustained: the building did not qualify as a non-designated heritage asset, the affordable housing contribution was found not to be viable, and the Habitats Regulations requirements were satisfied by the planning obligation.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy E9LP Policy COM7LP Policy E5
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 58Paragraph 59
- Judgments
- Holborn Studios Ltd v The Council of the London Borough of Hackney [2017] EWHC 2823 (Admin)
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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