®Planning appeal decision
Darling Buds Of May , Newbury Road, Headley, Thatcham, Hampshire , RG19 8LA
Planning appeal 3281406 at Darling Buds Of May , Newbury Road, Headley, Thatcham, Hampshire , RG19 8LA (Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council) was allowed on 29 July 2022 by Inspector Parker R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the site is suitable for residential development, having regard to its location, the proposed land use and the amount of development.
demolition of existing utility building and redevelopment for up to nine dwellings (Use Class C3) on land neighbouring Darling Buds of May Nursery, accessed from Hyde Lane, Headley
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Parker R
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the site is suitable for residential development, having regard to its location, the proposed land use and the amount of development
What decided it
The Council's inability to demonstrate a 5-year supply of deliverable housing sites rendered Policies SS1 and SS6 out-of-date, engaging the presumption in favour of sustainable development, and the proposal's efficient use of previously developed land to deliver 5-9 new homes with no adverse impacts that would significantly or demonstrably outweigh these benefits.
Although the site lies outside settlement policy boundaries, it complies with development plan policy on previously developed land in the countryside; the Council cannot demonstrate a 5-year housing supply, rendering relevant policies out-of-date; the social and economic gains from delivering 5-9 new homes on previously developed land outweigh any adverse impacts, complying with the presumption in favour of sustainable development.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy SS1Policy SS6Policy EM1Policy EM10Policy EM7Policy SD1
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11
- Judgments
- Braintree DC v SSCLG, Greyread Ltd & Granville Developments Ltd [2018] EWCA Civ 610; City and Country Bramshill Ltd v SSHLG and others [2021] EWCA Civ 320
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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