Decision details

Item 13: Erection of one new dwelling at land to the rear of Lion Hill House .

Lion Hill House, Alton Road, West Meon, GU32 1JF

Case Number: SDNP/17/03750/FUL

(Extract from Report PDC1115 Item 13 and Update Sheet 16 August 2018 refers).

At its meeting held on 16 August 2018, the Planning Committee agreed that the above application be referred to the Planning (Viewing) Sub-Committee for determination in order to allow Members to assess the issues of parking and the impact on the listed buildings, conservation area and neighbouring properties.  

At that meeting, the Head of Development Management drew the Committee’s attention to the Update Sheet which set out comments from the Drainage Engineer and confirmed that the Environment Agency and Building Control had agreed the infiltration scheme for the development.

Public participation had taken place at the aforementioned meeting of the Committee where John Bennington spoke in objection to the application and Simon Goddard (Agent) spoke in support of the application.

Therefore, immediately prior to the public meeting, the Viewing Sub-Committee visited the application site where Members observed the site in order to gain a better appreciation of the proposal in the context of its impact on the listed buildings, conservation area and neighbouring properties and to assess the concerns expressed regarding parking.

The Planning Officer presented the application to re-familiarise Members with the proposal and stated that the application had been taken to the Planning Committee for determination with a recommendation to grant permission.

At the conclusion of debate, the Sub-Committee agreed to refuse permission for the following reasons: overdevelopment resulting in a cramped layout, causing visual harm in context of its setting in the West Meon conservation area. The precise wording delegated to the Head of Development Management, in consultation with the Chairman which will reference saved policies from the Winchester District Local Plan 2006, Winchester, policies in the Winchester District Local Plan Part 1 Joint Core Strategy 2013 and emerging policies of the South Downs National Park Local Plan.

RESOLVED:

     That the application be refused for the reasons set out above.