®Planning appeal decision
Land Opposite, Lockhams Hill, Lockhams Road, Curdridge, Hampshire, SO32 2BE
erection of 3 detached 4 bedroom dwellings with private amenity space, off-road parking, soft landscaping and associated works
- Authority
- Winchester City Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Aqbal M
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the appeal site is in a suitable location for housing having regard to the spatial strategy for the area
- Whether the proposal provides an appropriate mix of housing
- Whether the proposal secures a Biodiversity Net Gain
- Whether the development would be likely to have a significant effect on the integrity of the Solent and Southampton Water Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area and Ramsar Site
What decided it
The failure to demonstrate with certainty that the proposal would not have a likely significant effect on the integrity of the Solent protected sites due to insufficient evidence of nutrient mitigation measures, combined with conflicts with the spatial strategy and housing mix requirements of the development plan.
The modest housing benefits and environmental gains from biodiversity net gain do not outweigh the significant harm arising from conflict with the spatial strategy, failure to provide appropriate housing mix, and the inability to rule out adverse effects on the Solent protected sites.
Framework references: 11, 195
Plan policies cited: Policy MTRA3, Policy MTRA4, Policy CP2, Policy CP4, Policy CP15, Policy CP16
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.