®Planning appeal decision
Land to Rear of Grantham Road, Southampton, SO19 4DU
Planning appeal 6000869 at Land to Rear of Grantham Road, Southampton, SO19 4DU (Southampton City Council) was dismissed on 5 February 2026 by Inspector Cahalane R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed dwelling would incorporate safe access arrangements, with particular regard to the emergency fire service.
erection of a two-storey three bedroom dwelling
- Authority
- Southampton City Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Cahalane R
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed dwelling would incorporate safe access arrangements, with particular regard to the emergency fire service
What decided it
The proposed emergency fire service access route is of excessive length and inadequate as a safe access arrangement, conflicting with Policy SDP1(i) and creating unacceptable risk of harm to human life and property.
Although the proposal would make a small contribution to housing supply in a sustainable location with moderate benefits, the adverse impacts arising from unsafe emergency fire service access would significantly and demonstrably outweigh these benefits when assessed against the Framework policies taken as a whole, and the proposal would not constitute sustainable development.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy SDP1(i)
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11
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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