®Planning appeal decision
Land Adjacent to Frith View, Ash Lane, Little London, Tadley, RG26 5EL
Planning appeal 3294866 at Land Adjacent to Frith View, Ash Lane, Little London, Tadley, RG26 5EL (Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council) was dismissed on 30 November 2022 by Inspector Parker R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the site is a suitable location for housing having regard to development plan policy for housing in the countryside.
erection of one 3no bedroom dwellinghouse
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Parker R
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the site is a suitable location for housing having regard to development plan policy for housing in the countryside
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
- whether material considerations exist to outweigh any policy conflicts identified in respect of the above issues
What decided it
The significant adverse landscape impacts and harm to rural character substantially and demonstrably outweighed the modest benefits of delivering a single dwelling, even in the context of an unmet housing land supply.
the adverse landscape impacts and harm to character and appearance, given substantial weight, significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits of housing delivery and modest economic benefits, resulting in dismissal
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy SS1Policy SS6Policy EM1Policy EM10
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 80Paragraph 105Paragraph 11
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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