®Planning appeal decision
Land adjacent to the Down House, Harestock Road, Winchester, Hampshire, SO22 6NY
five self build dwellings and the creation of a new access
- Authority
- Winchester City Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- residential · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Aqbal M
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area including the Winchester – Littleton, settlement gap
- Whether the appeal site is in a suitable location for housing with regard to the spatial strategy for the area
- The effect of the proposal on trees
- Whether the development would be likely to have a significant effect on the integrity of the Solent Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area and Ramsar Site ('the Solent')
What decided it
The lack of certainty that the proposed nutrient mitigation would achieve nutrient neutrality meant the Inspector could not conclude, via Appropriate Assessment, that the development would not adversely affect the integrity of the Solent protected sites.
The significant weight attached to the self-build housing benefits did not outweigh the harm from failure to safeguard the Solent's protected habitats sites (attracting more than significant weight) and the conflict with the development plan, so the appeal was dismissed.
Framework references: 11, 195, 234, 235
Plan policies cited: Policy DM15, Policy DM23, Policy CP18, Policy DM16, Policy DM18, Policy DM1, Policy MTRA4, Policy DM24, 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.