®Planning appeal decision
Dismissed16 January 20266000567
Land Abutting Curdridge House, Botley Road, Hampshire, Curdridge, SO32 2DQ
a two-storey Passivhaus dwelling that complements the architecture of the surrounding area in Curdridge
- Authority
- Winchester City Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Kent R
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed dwelling would be in a suitable location having regard to the development plan policies concerned with new housing in the countryside including the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the site and its surroundings
- Whether the proposed development would preserve the setting of the Grade II listed building known as Wollams
- The effect of the proposal on highway safety
- The effect of the proposal on biodiversity
- The effect of the development on trees proposed to be retained
- The effect of the proposal on the living conditions of the occupiers of the neighbouring dwelling Curdridge House with regard to noise
What decided it
The proposal's conflict with development plan policies MTRA3, MTRA4 and CP20 due to harm to the character and appearance of the countryside location is sufficient to dismiss the appeal, as the provision of an additional energy-efficient dwelling does not outweigh this harm.
Plan policies cited: MTRA3, MTRA4, CP20, CP16, DM1, DM15, DM16, DM18, DM20, DM23, DM24, DM29
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.