®Planning appeal decision
Coldpiece Farm, Hound Green, Hook, RG27 8LQ
Planning appeal 3279009 at Coldpiece Farm, Hound Green, Hook, RG27 8LQ (Hart District Council) was dismissed on 28 October 2022 by Inspector Paul Thompson, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposed development on the landscape character of the area, including its scenic and visual qualities, and whether it would preserve the setting of the Grade II listed buildings known as 'Cold Piece Farmhouse', 'Barn at Cold Piece Farm to South of Farmhouse', and 'Cartshed at Cold Piece Farm'.
erection of 10 floodlights, each 8m tall, around the existing manage - retrospective, to replace the 8 approved floodlights
- Authority
- Hart District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- leisure-sport · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Paul Thompson
- Postcode
- RG27 8LQ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposed development on the landscape character of the area, including its scenic and visual qualities, and whether it would preserve the setting of the Grade II listed buildings known as 'Cold Piece Farmhouse', 'Barn at Cold Piece Farm to South of Farmhouse', and 'Cartshed at Cold Piece Farm'
- roosting, commuting or foraging bats
- outlook from the houses and gardens of properties situated to the south of the site
What decided it
The less than substantial harm to the setting of the Grade II listed buildings, when weighed against limited public benefits, was decisive in dismissing the appeal in accordance with paragraphs 199 and 202 of the Framework.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy GEN1Policy NBE2Policy NBE4Policy NBE8Policy NBE9Policy NBE11
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 130Paragraph 174Paragraph 180Paragraph 185Paragraph 197Paragraph 199Paragraph 200Paragraph 202
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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