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Dismissed27 July 20266004772

Land At Old Street Fareham, Stubbington, PO14 3HW

Planning appeal 6004772 at Land At Old Street Fareham, Stubbington, PO14 3HW (Fareham) was dismissed on 27 July 2026 by Inspector AJ Sutton, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of valued landscape in the area.

outline planning application proposing the development of land for up to 62 dwellings together with associated works, landscaping, parking, infrastructure, sustainable drainage system (SUDs), publicly accessible open space, natural greenspace provision and access

Authority
Fareham
Appeal type
major · Planning
Procedure
Hearing
Development
residential
Inspector
AJ Sutton
Postcode
PO14 3HW

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of valued landscape in the area
  • Whether the proposal would provide self-build and custom housebuilding units as defined in the Self-build and Custom Housebuilding Act 2015

What decided it

The appellant's failure to secure the required self-build and custom housebuilding units by planning obligation (rather than unenforceable conditions), causing conflict with Policy HP9 and a risk of substantial harm to the borough's self-build housing supply strategy, which outweighed the scheme's benefits.

The limited landscape harm and conflict with landscape policy were outweighed by the substantial housing, affordable housing, open space and biodiversity benefits, but the substantial harm arising from unresolved conflict with the self-build housing policy significantly and demonstrably outweighed those benefits overall.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy DS1Policy DS3Policy HP1Policy HP4Policy HP9Policy HP5Policy TIN1Policy TIN4Policy NE3Policy N10Policy NE10Policy DS2
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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