Planning appeal decision
Land at Headley Common Farm, Common Road, Headley, Thatcham, RG19 8LT
Planning appeal 3294854 at Land at Headley Common Farm, Common Road, Headley, Thatcham, RG19 8LT (Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council) was allowed on 10 October 2022 by Inspector Conde L, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether permission in principle should be granted bearing in mind the effects of the proposal's location, land use and amount of development on the setting of the Grade II Listed Headley Common Farmhouse.
Application for permission in principle for the residential development of 1 no. dwelling
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Conde L
- Postcode
- RG19 8LT
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether permission in principle should be granted bearing in mind the effects of the proposal's location, land use and amount of development on the setting of the Grade II Listed Headley Common Farmhouse
- Whether permission in principle should be granted bearing in mind the effects of the proposal's location, land use and amount of development on the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The arrangement of the redline to exclude the entire paddock, thereby maintaining significant undeveloped land around the listed Farmhouse and enabling a dwelling to be sited without materially harming the setting of the listed building or the character and appearance of the area.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy EM11Policy EM1Policy HAPolicy L1
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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