Planning appeal decision
31 Haywarden Place, Hartley Wintney, Hook, RG27 8UA
Planning appeal 3277676 at 31 Haywarden Place, Hartley Wintney, Hook, RG27 8UA (Hart District Council) was dismissed on 17 May 2022 by Inspector Pipkin R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Appeal A: the effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of the adjacent neighbour at 30 Haywarden Place with particular regard to a sense of overbearing, overshadowing and loss of light.
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- Authority
- Hart District Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Pipkin R
- Postcode
- RG27 8UA
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Appeal A: the effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of the adjacent neighbour at 30 Haywarden Place with particular regard to a sense of overbearing, overshadowing and loss of light
- Appeal B: the effect of the proposed development on the neighbouring occupiers at 31 Haywarden Place, with particular regard to a sense of overbearing, overshadowing and loss of light
- Appeal B: whether the proposed development would provide satisfactory living conditions for future occupants, with particular regard to its internal size and layout
- Appeal B: the effect of the proposed development on protected habitats
What decided it
The proposed developments would cause significant harm to neighbouring living conditions through overbearing, overshadowing and loss of light, and in Appeal B the dwelling would fail to meet minimum space standards and would adversely affect a protected habitat site without mitigation measures.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Saved Policy GEN1 of the Hart District Local Plan 2006Policy H6 of the Hart Local Plan (Strategy and Sites) 2032Policy NBE3 of the Hart Local Plan (Strategy and Sites) 2032Saved Policy NRM6 of the South East Plan
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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