®Planning appeal decision
Land Adjacent, The Street, Bramley, Hampshire, RG26 5DE
erection of 4 dwellings with associated access
- Authority
- Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Parker R
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effects of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area and the settings of designated heritage assets, namely the Bramley Conservation Area and listed buildings within it
- whether material considerations exist to outweigh any policy conflict arising from the site's location outside of the Settlement Policy Boundary
What decided it
The absence of a five-year housing land supply, combined with the absence of any harm to heritage assets or character and appearance, engaged the tilted balance in favour of the proposal, and the housing benefits outweighed the technical conflict with development plan policies restricting development outside the Settlement Policy Boundary.
The benefits of housing delivery (significant weight), affordable housing contributions, biodiversity net gain, and modest economic benefits were weighed against the purely technical harm of locating development outside the Settlement Policy Boundary and limited conflict with development plan policies; the benefits outweighed the harms, and the proposal constituted sustainable development.
Framework references: 11, 60, 69, 202
Plan policies cited: Policy H1 of the Bramley Neighbourhood Development Plan 2011-2029, Policy SS1 of the Basingstoke and Deane Borough Local Plan 2011-2029, Policy SS5 of the Basingstoke and Deane Borough Local Plan 2011-2029, Policy SS6 of the Basingstoke and Deane Borough Local Plan 2011-2029, Policy EM1 of the Basingstoke and Deane Borough Local Plan 2011-2029, Policy EM10 of the Basingstoke and Deane Borough Local Plan 2011-2029, Policy EM11 of the Basingstoke and Deane Borough Local Plan 2011-2029, Policy CN1 of the Basingstoke and Deane Borough Local Plan 2011-2029, Policy CN3 of the Basingstoke and Deane Borough Local Plan 2011-2029, Policy CN9 of the Basingstoke and Deane Borough Local Plan 2011-2029, Policy EM9 of the Basingstoke and Deane Borough Local Plan 2011-2029, Policy D1 of the Bramley Neighbourhood Development Plan 2011-2029, Policy D2 of the Bramley Neighbourhood Development Plan 2011-2029
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.