Land to the west of 237 Segensworth Road, Fareham, PO15 5EW

Without planning permission, the material change of use of the Land to a mixed use for the siting and storage of shipping containers and portable buildings, the storage of personal items, gym equipment, furniture and garden equipment in shipping containers, the storage of caravans, motorhomes and other vehicles, the stationing of one mobile home for residential purposes, the stationing of one shipping container with timber lean-to extension for residential purposes and the storage and repair of motor vehicles inside the barn

Authority: Fareham Borough Council
Appeal type: enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure: Inquiry
Development: other · Other minor developments
Inspector: Walker A

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The principle of development taking into consideration Policies H1 (Housing Provision) and HA3 (Southampton Road Housing Allocation) of the Fareham Local Plan 2037
The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area

What decided it

The unlawful storage, vehicle repair and residential uses were not supported by the extant 2005/2006/2008 permissions (which only authorised horse-related use and ancillary storage), and the development conflicted with the development plan as a whole, particularly through significant harm to character and appearance.

The minor weight attributed to conflict with housing delivery policies H1 and HA3 combined with the significant harm to character and appearance meant there were no considerations outweighing the conflict with the development plan as a whole.

Plan policies cited: Policy H1, Policy HA3, Policy D1

Judgments cited: Finney v Welsh Ministers & Carmarthenshire CC & Energiekontor (UK) Ltd [2019] EWCA Civ 1868; [2020] JPL 524

Read the decision letter on the Inspectorate’s site

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