Planning appeal decision
Mayfield, Botley Road, Fair Oak, Southampton, SO50 7AD
Planning appeal 6008273 at Mayfield, Botley Road, Fair Oak, Southampton, SO50 7AD (Eastleigh) was dismissed on 9 June 2026 by Inspector L J Evans, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed development on car parking within the site and on the free flow of traffic on adjoining roads and on highway safety.
conversion of existing garage into HMO bedroom
- Authority
- Eastleigh
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder
- Procedure
- Written
- Development
- residential
- Inspector
- L J Evans
- Postcode
- SO50 7AD
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed development on car parking within the site and on the free flow of traffic on adjoining roads and on highway safety
What decided it
The proposed development would create unacceptable harm to highway safety and traffic flow due to inadequate parking provision and manoeuvrability within the site, which would conflict with the development plan and NPPF.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- DM13DM14
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 115
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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The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.
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