Dunwood Chipping Depot, Salisbury Road, Sherfield English, Romsey, SO51 6FF

planning permission for the change of use of land for the use of Class B8 open storage in association with existing commercial use

Authority: Test Valley Borough Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: employment-industrial · Minor general industry/storage/warehousing
Inspector: Redford R

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the appeal site is a suitable location for the proposed development having regard to relevant development plan policies relating to the countryside
The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area, and the living conditions of nearby residential occupants with specific regard to noise disturbance

What decided it

The proposal failed to demonstrate compliance with countryside development policies due to lack of evidence of need for the storage and inadequate assessment of impacts on character, appearance and residential amenity from noise.

Plan policies cited: Policy COM2, Policy LP17, Policy E1, Policy E2, Policy E8, Policy LHW4

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