®Planning appeal decision
Land Adj. Apple Acre, Plantation Road, Hill Brow, Liss, East Hampshire, GU33 7QB
Planning appeal 3280944 at Land Adj. Apple Acre, Plantation Road, Hill Brow, Liss, East Hampshire, GU33 7QB (South Downs) was dismissed on 12 April 2022 by Inspector Edwards S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would be suitably located, having regard to national and local planning policies, which seek to restrict residential development in the countryside.
Proposal for the erection of a single storey dwelling bungalow and carport with associated access and landscaping
- Authority
- South Downs
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Edwards S
- Postcode
- GU33 7QB
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would be suitably located, having regard to national and local planning policies, which seek to restrict residential development in the countryside
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area, included in respect of protected trees
- Whether the proposal would provide satisfactory living conditions for future occupiers of the development, having particular regard to outlook and privacy
- The effect of the proposal on protected species
What decided it
The proposal's location outside the settlement boundary in an unsustainably located countryside area, combined with unacceptable harm to character and appearance and inadequate living conditions due to overlooking, meant the development conflicted with the development plan with no material considerations to outweigh this.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy SD1Policy SD4Policy SD5Policy SD9Policy SD25Policy SD54Policy Liss 1Policy Liss 4Policy Liss 5Policy Liss 9Policy 1 of the South Downs National Park Management Plan 2014Policy 5 of the South Downs National Park Management Plan 2014
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 130Paragraph 180
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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