®Planning appeal decision
21 Winchester Road, Chawton, Alton, Hampshire, GU34 1RU
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
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.
Framework references: 11, 14, 58
Plan policies cited: Policy CP10, Policy CP19, Policy H14, Policy HO3, Policy CP23, Policy CP29, Policy CP31, Policy DE1, Policy DE2, Policy TR5, Policy TA5
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.