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Dismissed11 February 20263367467

Land at Lanham Lane, Winchester, So22 5JS

Planning appeal 3367467 at Land at Lanham Lane, Winchester, So22 5JS (Winchester City Council) was dismissed on 11 February 2026 by Inspector Nicholls H, following an inquiry. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the site is suitable for the proposed development, having regard to the development plan settlement strategy, and to the extent relevant, the emerging development plan.

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Authority
Winchester City Council
Appeal type
major · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Inquiry
Development
residential · Major dwellings
Inspector
Nicholls H

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether the site is suitable for the proposed development, having regard to the development plan settlement strategy, and to the extent relevant, the emerging development plan
  • the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
  • the ecological effects of the proposal
  • whether the site is sufficiently accessible by all non-car modes of transport and any highway safety and capacity considerations
  • whether the Council can demonstrate an adequate supply of housing land

What decided it

The proposal's conflict with the settlement strategy of the adopted and advanced emerging development plan, combined with significant harm to landscape character, outweighed the housing benefits, particularly as the Council was found able to demonstrate an adequate five year housing land supply.

the substantial weight given to housing delivery and significant weight to affordable housing, together with other modest benefits, did not outweigh the significant harm to character and appearance and the conflict with the adopted and emerging development plan, so the balance tipped against the proposal

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy DS1Policy DM1Policy MRTA1Policy MTRA4Policy MTRA5Policy DM10 – DM13Policy CP20Policy DM15Policy DM16Policy DM23Policy NE9Policy NE14Policy CP13Policy CP15Policy CP16Policy NE1Policy NE4Policy NE5Policy CP10Policy DM18Policy SP3Policy H5
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 187Paragraph 11Paragraph 49Paragraph 115Paragraph 116
Judgments
East Riding of Yorkshire v SSLUC [2021] EWHC 3271; Tewkesbury BC v SoSHCLG and anon [2021] EWHC 2782 (Admin)

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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