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Allowed19 November 20253366618

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

Planning appeal 3366618 at Land at Southwick Road/School Road, Wickham, PO17 6FE (Winchester City Council) was allowed on 19 November 2025 by Inspector Jones M, following an inquiry. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether other considerations indicate that I should make a decision other than in accordance with the development plan.

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
Postcode
PO17 6FE

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.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy DS1Policy MTRA4Policy DM1Policy WK6Policy CP16Policy CP3Policy CP11Policy H2
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 193
Judgments
Holborn Studios Ltd v The Council of the London Borough of Hackney [2017] EWHC

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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