Planning appeal decision
5 Down Farm Cottage, Alton Road, Odiham, Hook, RG29 1QY
Planning appeal 3291387 at 5 Down Farm Cottage, Alton Road, Odiham, Hook, RG29 1QY (Hart District Council) was dismissed on 1 September 2022 by Inspector Jones GP, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether this is an appropriate location for a new dwelling having regard to local and national policy.
the erection of a new dwelling
- Authority
- Hart District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Jones GP
- Postcode
- RG29 1QY
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether this is an appropriate location for a new dwelling having regard to local and national policy
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of its surroundings
What decided it
The site's location on an unlit, busy, tortuous highway with no footways makes it unsustainable for residential development as it fails to provide safe and suitable access for all users, particularly pedestrians and cyclists, contrary to national policy and the development plan.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy SS1Policy NBE1Policy 1 of the Odiham and North Warnborough Neighbourhood Plan (2017)Policy NBE9Policy GEN1 of the Hart Local Plan (Replacement) 1996-2006Policy 5 of the Neighbourhood Plan
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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