®Planning appeal decision
Land at Colt Hill House, Colt Hill, Odiham, Hook, RG29 1AL
Planning appeal 3267772 at Land at Colt Hill House, Colt Hill, Odiham, Hook, RG29 1AL (Hart District Council) was dismissed on 1 June 2021 by Inspector Pipkin R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area.
erection of a detached two-storey three-bedroom dwelling and ancillary outbuilding
- Authority
- Hart District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Pipkin R
- Postcode
- RG29 1AL
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
- the effect of the proposed development on heritage assets
- whether or not the proposed accommodation would provide satisfactory living conditions for future occupiers, with regard to outlook, light and the provision of external amenity space
What decided it
The significant harm to the character and appearance of the area, the Basingstoke Canal Conservation Area, and the setting of the listed Water Witch Public House, combined with unsatisfactory living conditions for future occupants, outweighed the limited public benefits of the proposal.
The limited public benefits arising from the construction of an additional house, the self-build element, and the release of the appellants' existing home to the market did not outweigh the significant harm to character and appearance, the conservation area, the setting of the listed building, and the non-designated heritage asset.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy NBE9 of the Hart Local Plan (Strategy and Sites) 2032Saved Policy GEN1 of the Hart Local Plan (Replacement) 1996-2006Policy 8 of the Odiham and North Warnborough Neighbourhood Plan 2017Policy H6 of the Hart Local Plan (Strategy and Sites) 2032
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 197Paragraph 196
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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