Land at Southwick Road/School Road, Wickham, PO17 6FE

the erection of 60 dwellings, access and minor alterations to Grindall Field, landscaping, parking and other associated works

Authority: Winchester City Council
Appeal type: major · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Inquiry
Development: residential · Major dwellings
Inspector: Jones M

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether other considerations indicate that I should make a decision other than in accordance with the development plan

What decided it

The proposal's strong compliance with the emerging, soon-to-be-adopted Policy WK6 allocation for the site, together with the significant housing and affordable housing benefits, outweighed the conflict with the adopted development plan's spatial strategy.

The significant weight given to compliance with emerging Policy WK6, housing delivery (including affordable housing), and social and economic benefits outweighed the conflict with the adopted development plan's location strategy, tipping the balance in favour of allowing the appeal.

Framework references: 193

Plan policies cited: Policy DS1, Policy MTRA4, Policy DM1, Policy WK6, Policy CP16, Policy CP3, Policy CP11, Policy H2

Judgments cited: Holborn Studios Ltd v The Council of the London Borough of Hackney [2017] EWHC

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