Planning Permission to develop 133 Portswood Road, the old Blockbusters site
Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Dec 12, 2017 in HRA Responses to Planning Applications and Appeals Inspectorate | 0 commentsPlanning Permission was refused at Panel on 6 December 2017. The main reason for refusal is set out below. There are also technical issues to do with various agreements not yet finalised.
Overdevelopment, scale, bulk and massing.
The proposed development due to its excessive density, height, bulk and resultant massing in comparison with neighbouring buildings, and overall site coverage results in an overdevelopment of the site which, along with the chosen external appearance, has been assessed as being out of character and context with the local area.
The car sales use of the Old Blockbusters site has also been refused.
Reported by Jill Baston
HRA Secretary & Planning
