®Planning appeal decision
Alton School, Anstey Lane, Alton, GU34 2NG
an outdoor sports pitch, new convent accommodation for the Sisters, C2 use (residential institution for Convent accommodation), with part change of use of the Manor House to F.1 use (Learning and non-residential institutions), and the erection of 20 dwellings with associated external works including access, parking, hard and soft landscaping
- Authority
- East Hampshire District Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- residential · Other Major Developments
- Inspector
- Webb B
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect the development would have on the character and appearance of the area including protected trees.
What decided it
The Inspector concluded that the design of the proposed housing on both parcels was acceptable and that any tree loss would be of negligible harm, meaning the scheme complied with the development plan as a whole.
the negligible adverse effects of granting permission were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the substantial collective benefits of housing delivery, brownfield land use and school improvement funding
Framework references: 95, 120, 99, 57
Plan policies cited: Policy HO3, Policy CP29, Policy DE2, Policy C6, Policy DE1, Policy CP13, Policy CS24, Policy CP24
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