Waterford House, Long Furlong, Patching, BN13 3UT

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

• whether the site is a suitable location for the proposed development, having particular regard to the development strategy for the area and the accessibility of services and facilities
• whether the size of the proposed dwelling is suitable to meet local housing needs

What decided it

The site's location outside the defined settlement boundary in a residential garden, combined with poor accessibility to services and facilities and failure to demonstrate the dwelling meets local housing needs, means the adverse impacts significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits under the tilted balance.

The benefits of delivering one additional dwelling and making efficient use of previously developed land were outweighed by the significant harm from locational unsuitability having regard to the development strategy and accessibility of services, and the failure to demonstrate the dwelling meets local housing needs.