®Planning appeal decision
21 Winchester Road, Chawton, Alton, Hampshire, GU34 1RU
Planning appeal 3375066 at 21 Winchester Road, Chawton, Alton, Hampshire, GU34 1RU (East Hampshire District Council) was allowed on 26 March 2026 by Inspector Nicholls H, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the scheme would accord with local policies concerning the location of new housing development.
erection of 26 dwellings with access via Rye Lane
- Authority
- East Hampshire District Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Nicholls H
- Postcode
- GU34 1RU
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the scheme would accord with local policies concerning the location of new housing development
- Whether the scheme would be adequately designed
- Whether the scheme would provide adequate parking and a suitable internal highway environment for vehicles and pedestrians
- Whether the scheme would provide the necessary contributions towards affordable housing, facilities and infrastructure so as to accord with local policies in respect of the same
What decided it
The Council's inability to demonstrate a five-year housing land supply, combined with the substantial housing shortfall exceeding 1,700 homes, engaged the presumption in favour of sustainable development under NPPF paragraph 11(d), which directed that permission should be granted as the adverse impacts did not significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits.
The benefits of securing 26 dwellings (including 40% affordable housing), economic benefits during construction and from future occupiers, and biodiversity net gain materially outweighed the conflicts with development plan policies on location and parking provision, the shortfall in public open space contributions, and other identified harms.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CP10Policy CP19Policy H14Policy HO3Policy CP23Policy CP29Policy CP31Policy DE1Policy DE2Policy TR5Policy TA5
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 14Paragraph 58
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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