®Planning appeal decision
Land adjacent to 11 Ox Drove, Picket Piece, Andover, Hampshire, SP11 6ND
5 residential dwellings with associated access, parking, landscaping, infrastructure and works
- Authority
- Test Valley Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Cuthbert L
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal would be in a suitable location, having regard to the development strategy for the area
- the effect on the character and appearance of the area
- the effect on the integrity of the Solent Maritime Special Area of Conservation (SAC), Solent and Southampton Water Special Protection Area (SPA) and Ramsar site, Portsmouth Harbour SPA and Ramsar site, and the Solent and Dorset Coast SPA, with particular regard to nutrient neutrality
What decided it
The acute housing land supply shortfall (2.54 years) and the provision of 5 dwellings at a sustainable location with no material harm to character and appearance or designated sites outweighed the conflict with the development plan strategy.
The conflict with Policy COM2 (moderate weight) and loss of BMV agricultural land (limited weight) were outweighed by the significant weight given to housing delivery in the context of a 2.54-year supply, moderate weight to socio-economic benefits, and the proposal's compliance with key Framework policies on sustainable locations, design and effective use of land.
Framework references: 11, 61, 73, 135, 187, 188
Plan policies cited: Policy COM2, Policy COM8, Policy COM9, Policy E1, Policy E5, Policy E7
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.