®Planning appeal decision
Land West of Reading Road, Hook, RG27 9DB
Planning appeal 3289388 at Land West of Reading Road, Hook, RG27 9DB (Hart District Council) was dismissed on 16 February 2023 by Inspector Parsons J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would be appropriately located, having regard to the spatial settlement strategy under the development plan.
the erection of 20 affordable dwellings on an entry-level exception site with vehicular access from Reading Road alongside landscaping, public open space, internal roads, parking and associated drainage infrastructure
- Authority
- Hart District Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Parsons J
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would be appropriately located, having regard to the spatial settlement strategy under the development plan
- The provision and affordability of entry level housing within Hart, having regard to existing provision and affordability
- Residents' accessibility to services and facilities, having regard to sustainable transport measures
What decided it
The proposal's conflict with the spatial strategy of the development plan, which directs development to larger settlements and allocations in the interests of sustainable development, cannot be outweighed by the benefits of entry-level housing provision where the plan is meeting its overall housing requirements and the strategy policies are not out-of-date.
The considerable benefits of the scheme, including significant contribution to entry-level housing demand, affordable housing provision, good accessibility to services and facilities, construction jobs, local economic benefits, landscaped public open space and improved connectivity, were outweighed by the conflict with the spatial strategy of the development plan and the primacy of the plan-led system.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy SD1Policy SS1Policy H3Policy NBE1Policy HK1Policy INF3
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 57Paragraph 72Paragraph 104Paragraph 105
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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