®Planning appeal decision
14 St Catherines Road, Hayling Island, PO11 0HE
outline application for construction of a single storey two bed dwelling to the west garden area with a new access from St Catherines Road to become 14A St Catherines Road
- Authority
- Havant
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning
- Procedure
- Written
- Development
- residential
- Postcode
- PO11 0HE
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
- whether the evidence before me demonstrates that the proposed access and layout could be implemented without unacceptable harm to existing trees
What decided it
The absence of sufficient arboricultural evidence to demonstrate that the approved access and layout could be implemented without unacceptable harm to the protected Oak tree and other retained trees, which attracted substantial weight against the proposal and outweighed the significant weight given to housing delivery.
The significant weight attached to additional housing provision given the 1.3 years housing land supply shortfall was outweighed by the substantial weight given to the uncertainty surrounding effects on important retained trees and their root protection areas, together with the resulting conflict with development plan policies.
Framework references: 11, 136, 187
Plan policies cited: Policy CS16, Policy CS11, Policy DM8
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.