The Star and Garter, 2 High Street, Andover, SP10 1NX

construction of two detached coach houses with car port parking

Authority: Test Valley
Appeal type: Planning
Procedure: Written
Development: residential
Postcode: SP10 1NX

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effect of the proposal on nearby heritage assets and any features of special architectural and historic interest they may possess
Whether the living conditions of future occupiers would be suitable, with particular regard to noise
The effect of the proposal on flood risk

What decided it

The cumulative effect of moderate less-than-substantial heritage harm, unsuitable living conditions due to noise, and unmitigated flood risk, with public benefits insufficient to outweigh the identified harms.

The public benefits of housing delivery and brownfield reuse did not outweigh the moderate less-than-substantial harm to heritage assets and the unsuitable living conditions and flood risk concerns identified.

Framework references: 73, 173, 175, 215

Plan policies cited: Policy E1, Policy E9, Policy E8, Policy LHW4, Policy E7

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What an account adds

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Heritage. Listed buildings by grade and distance, conservation areas, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, heritage at risk.
Landscape and environment. Green belt, national parks and national landscapes, SSSIs, ancient woodland, SPA, SAC and Ramsar sites, nutrient catchments.
Flooding. Flood zones 2 and 3, surface water, and both again with climate change.
Transport. The 800 metre station catchment and service frequency, bus stops with their weekday frequency, the cycle network, and the Framework’s transport tests measured for the site.

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