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Notice varied and upheld28 November 20253368517

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

Planning appeal 3368517 at Land to the West of 237 Segensworth Road, Fareham, PO15 5EW (Fareham Borough Council) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 28 November 2025 by Inspector Walker A, following an inquiry. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The principle of development taking into consideration Policies H1 (Housing Provision) and HA3 (Southampton Road Housing Allocation) of the Fareham Local Plan 2037.

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
Postcode
PO15 5EW

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.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy H1Policy HA3Policy D1
Judgments
Finney v Welsh Ministers & Carmarthenshire CC & Energiekontor (UK) Ltd [2019] EWCA Civ 1868; [2020] JPL 524

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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