Alton School, Anstey Lane, Alton, GU34 2NG

Planning appeal 3283536 at Alton School, Anstey Lane, Alton, GU34 2NG (East Hampshire District Council) was allowed on 23 June 2023 by Inspector Webb B, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect the development would have on the character and appearance of the area including protected trees.

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
Postcode: GU34 2NG

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

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy HO3Policy CP29Policy DE2Policy C6Policy DE1Policy CP13Policy CS24Policy CP24
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 95Paragraph 120Paragraph 99Paragraph 57

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