Land to Rear of Glenrosa, Woolton Hill Road, Ball Hill, RG20 0NY

Planning appeal 3271150 at Land to Rear of Glenrosa, Woolton Hill Road, Ball Hill, RG20 0NY (Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council) was dismissed on 24 August 2021 by Inspector Allen M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area.

the erection of a self-build dwelling

Authority: Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Allen M
Postcode: RG20 0NY

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
highway safety

What decided it

The harm to character and appearance caused by the scale and form of the proposed dwelling, which would be substantially larger and incongruous in relation to the surrounding built form, significantly and demonstrably outweighed the limited benefits of housing delivery and self-build status.

The significant harm to character and appearance demonstrably outweighed the limited benefits of a single dwelling contribution to housing supply, economic and social benefits of construction and occupation, and self-build status, such that the appeal scheme did not benefit from the presumption in favour of sustainable development despite the Council's inability to demonstrate a five-year housing land supply.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: EM1EM10CN9
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 11

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