®Planning appeal decision
Little Yews, Romsey Road, East Wellow, Hampshire, SO51 6BG
convert annex to self-sufficient 2 bedroom dwelling, erect boundary fence/wall, and bin store
- Authority
- Test Valley Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Conde L
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the appeal site is an appropriate location for residential development having regard to the local development strategy and its accessibility to facilities and services
What decided it
The site's location in the open countryside outside the settlement boundary, combined with the high car dependency required for future residents to access day-to-day facilities and services, conflicts with the Framework's aim to promote patterns of growth that limit the need to travel and offer genuine choice of transport modes.
The modest benefits of contributing to housing supply and socio-economic benefits of a single dwelling were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the significant weight attributed to the conflict with the Framework's effort to promote sustainable patterns of growth and the conflict with the development plan as a whole.
Framework references: 11
Plan policies cited: Policy COM2
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