Planning appeal decision
7 St. Johns Close, Hook, RG27 9HW
Planning appeal 3283519 at 7 St. Johns Close, Hook, RG27 9HW (Hart District Council) was dismissed on 26 January 2022 by Inspector Marigold O, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of St Johns Close.
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- Authority
- Hart District Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Marigold O
- Postcode
- RG27 9HW
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of St Johns Close
- The effect of the proposal on highway safety
What decided it
The proposal would cause significant harm to the character and appearance of St Johns Close and would result in a substantial parking shortfall causing harm to highway safety, contrary to the development plan.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy NBE9 of the Hart Local Plan (Strategy & Sites) 2032Saved Policy GEN1 of the Hart Local Plan (Replacement) 1996-2006Policy HK12 of the Hook Neighbourhood PlanPolicy INF3 of the Hart Local Plan (Strategy & Sites) 2032Hook Neighbourhood Plan Policy HK10
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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.
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