Planning appeal decision
65 Newtown Road, Southampton, Hampshire, SO19 9HX
Planning appeal 6006089 at 65 Newtown Road, Southampton, Hampshire, SO19 9HX (Southampton City Council) was allowed on 8 May 2026 by Inspector Evans J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effects of the appeal proposal on the character and appearance of the area.
a first-floor rear extension and side windows
- Authority
- Southampton City Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Evans J
- Postcode
- SO19 9HX
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effects of the appeal proposal on the character and appearance of the area
- the effects of the appeal proposal on the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers
What decided it
The separation distances between properties and the fact that the extension would not exceed existing eaves level or appear strikingly longer than existing components meant the proposal would not cause harm to character, appearance, or neighbouring living conditions.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CS13Policy SDP7Policy SDP9Policy SDP1
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 12
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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