Construction of 6.no dwellings, including landscaping, parking and associated works following demolition and site preparation.

1. The proposed development by virtue of its increased height, scale and appearance would result in a greater visual and physical impact and have an urbanising effect on this area of countryside and the Horton Heath and Fair Oak settlement gap, together with the visual amenity of Knowle Lane to the detriment of the area’s prevailing character and contrary to the provisions of policies DM1, DM26, S5 and S6 of the Eastleigh Borough Local Plan (2016-2036) and the National Planning Policy Framework.
2. Insufficient information has been provided to demonstrate that the pedestrian and vehicle movements generated from the development would not add to existing highway safety concerns, contrary to Local Plan Policy DM1 & DM13 of the Eastleigh Borough Local Plan (2016-2036) and the National Planning Policy Framework.
3. The application fails to provide for the required mitigation to offset the impacts of the development on the European protected sites from nutrient loading. The application is therefore contrary to the requirements of Policy DM11 of the Eastleigh Borough Local Plan (2016-2036), The National Planning Policy Framework and the provisions of The Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2017
4. Appeal Conditions
5. 1) The development hereby permitted shall start no later than three years from the date of this decision. 2) The development hereby permitted shall be implemented in accordance with the following plans numbered: 001 (Site Location Plan), SL01 Rev A (Site Layout), SE01 Rev A (Site Elevation), L01 Rev F (Landscape Strategy Plan), P1- 2.p (Plots 1 & 2 Floor Plans), P3-4.p (Plots 3-4 Floor Plans), P5-6.p (Plots 5 & 6 Floor Plans), P1-2.e (Plots 1 & 2 Elevations), P3-4.e (Plots 3-4 Elevations), P5- 6.e (Plots 5 & 6 Elevations). 3) No development shall start on site until a Construction Environmental Management Plan (CEMP) has been submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority, which shall include: a. A programme of and phasing of construction work including demolition; b. The provision of long term facilities for contractor parking; c. The arrangements for deliveries associated with all construction works; d. Vehicle routing plan; e. Methods of construction works; f. Access and egress for plant and machinery; g. Protection of pedestrian routes during construction; h. Location of temporary site buildings, compounds, construction material and plant storage areas; i. Details of the methodology for ensuring dirt is not transferred onto the highway from the site (i.e. wheel washers), and onwards mitigation should this fail such as the employment of mechanical road sweepers, and the subsequent refresh of street lining (as and when required) should this be damaged during the process; j. Measures to minimise dust, noise and vibration; k. Precautionary measures for the protection of species as set out in the Preliminary Ecological Appraisal prepared by Ecosupport dated 31 May 2023; l. Measures to prevent pollution from surface water run-off during construction; m. Details of external lighting. Demolition and construction work shall only take place in accordance with the approved CEMP. 4) No development shall take place until an assessment of the risks posed by any contamination, carried out in accordance with British Standard BS 10175: Investigation of potentially contaminated sites - Code of Practice and the Environment Agency‚ Land Contamination Risk Management (LCRM) (or equivalent British Standard and Model Procedures if replaced), has been submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority. If any contamination is found, no development shall take place until: i. a report specifying the measures to be taken, including the timescale, to remediate the site to render it suitable for the development hereby permitted has been submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority; ii. the site has been remediated in accordance with the approved measures and timescale; and iii. a verification report has been submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority. If, during the course of development, any contamination is found which has not been previously identified, work shall be suspended until: i. additional measures for the remediation of the site have been carried out in accordance with details that shall first have been submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority; and ii. a verification report for all the remediation works has been submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority. 5) No excavation, demolition or development related works shall commence until the tree protection measures have been installed as per the tree protection plan contained within the arboricultural report reference 221462 - AIA 2 and letter reference 221462 – Let 2. Once installed, no access by vehicles or placement of goods, chemicals, fuels, soil or other materials shall take place within the protected area. Tree protection measures shall be retained in their approved form for the duration of the work. 6) Notwithstanding the information submitted to date, no development related works shall take place on site until a detailed Arboricultural Method Statement (as per BS5837:2012 Trees in Relation to Design, Demolition and Construction) is submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority. The approved Method Statement must include a management plan and full details of cellular confinement installation. The development shall thereafter take place in accordance with the approved documents. 7) No development shall start on site until the access lines of sight of 2.4 metres by 43.0 metres are provided in accordance with plan ref. NJC-001 Rev A (Appendix 2 to Highway Technical Note, Nick Culhane). The lines of sight splays shown on the approved plans shall be kept free of any obstruction exceeding 0.6 metre in height above the adjacent carriageway and shall be subsequently maintained so thereafter. 8) Notwithstanding the details submitted with the application, no development shall commence on site until a detailed foul and surface water drainage scheme for the site has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The submitted details shall include: a. A technical summary highlighting any changes to the design from that within the submitted Drainage details; b. Detailed drainage plans to include type, layout and dimensions of drainage features including references to link to the drainage calculations; c. Detailed drainage calculations to demonstrate existing runoff rates are not exceeded and there is sufficient attenuation for storm events up to and including 1:100 + 40% for climate change; d. Confirmation that sufficient water quality measures including filtration have been included to satisfy the methodology in the Ciria SuDS Manual C753; e. Assessment of risks to controlled water; f. Exceedance plans demonstrating the flow paths and areas of ponding in the event of blockages or storms exceeding design criteria. The drainage scheme must thereafter be implemented in accordance with the approved details and verified as correctly installed. 9) Prior to first occupation of the development hereby permitted, details for the long-term maintenance of the surface water drainage system shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The submitted details shall include: a. Maintenance schedules for each drainage feature type and ownership specifying the responsibilities of each party for the implementation of the SuDS scheme.; b. Details of protection measures. c. A timetable for implementation. d. A management and maintenance plan for the lifetime of the development including the arrangements for adoption by any public authority or statutory undertaker and any other arrangements to secure the operation of the scheme throughout its lifetime. The drainage system shall thereafter be maintained in accordance with the approved details. 10) Prior to any development above foundation / slab level, full details including samples where requested, of the proposed external materials for the buildings and hard surfacing, shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The development shall thereafter be carried out in accordance with the approved details. 11) Notwithstanding the details shown on the submitted Landscape Strategy Plan L01 Rev F, no development above foundation/slab level shall take place until a fully detailed soft landscaping and planting scheme (to 1:200 scale) has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The landscaping plan shall include long term management responsibilities and the planting scheme shall specify species, density, planting, size and layout. The approved landscaping scheme shall be carried out in the first planting season following occupation of the development, or completion of the development (whichever is sooner) and shall thereafter be retained. If, within a period of 10 years after planting any tree or plant is removed, dies or becomes, in the opinion of the Local Planning Authority, seriously damaged, defective or diseased, another tree or plant of the same species and size as that originally approved shall be planted at the same place within the next planting season. 12) Prior to any development above foundation / slab level, full details of boundary treatments shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The development shall thereafter be carried out in accordance with the approved details. 13) Prior to development above foundation / slab level, full details of the permissive path southern and northern routes with connections into the existing footpath networks shall be submitted to, and approved in writing by, the Local Planning Authority. No occupations on site shall commence until the two pedestrian access links are provided in accordance with the approved plans and details. These pedestrian access links shall remain open for use in perpetuity and shall be subsequently maintained so thereafter. 14) The dwellings hereby approved shall not be occupied until the Building Regulations Optional requirement M4(2) for accessibility and adaptability have been complied with. 15) The dwellings hereby approved shall not be occupied until the Building Regulations Optional requirement of a water consumption rate of no more than 110 litres per person per day has been complied with. 16) Prior to first occupation of the development hereby permitted, the vehicle parking spaces shown on the approved plans shall be provided and shall thereafter be retained for vehicle parking only. 17) The development shall incorporate biodiversity enhancement measures as set out in the recommendations of the Preliminary Ecological Appraisal prepared by Ecosupport dated 31 May 2023, unless alternative measures are first submitted to and agreed in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The development shall thereafter be carried out in accordance with the approved details. 18) Prior to first occupation of the development hereby permitted, secure cycle storage facilities shall be provided in accordance with details that have first been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The cycle storage facilities shall thereafter be retained for cycle storage only, in accordance with the approved details. 19) Prior to occupation of the development hereby permitted, provision for the storage of refuse and recyclables shall be made in accordance with details that have first been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority, and shall thereafter be retained. 20) Notwithstanding the provisions of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 (as amended) (or any order revoking and re-enacting that Order with or without modification), no development permitted by Classes A and B of Part 1, Schedule 2 and Classes A and B of Part 2, Schedule 2 of the Order shall be carried out without the prior written consent of the Local Planning Authority through submission of a formal planning application.

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