®Planning appeal decision
Land Adjacent to 123 Strongrove Hil, Hungerford, RG17 0SJ
Planning appeal 3295345 at Land Adjacent to 123 Strongrove Hil, Hungerford, RG17 0SJ (West Berkshire District Council) was dismissed on 21 July 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 strategy and settlement hierarchy under the development plan and landscape and visual appearance.
the erection of 2 detached 3 bedroom houses and associated works
- Authority
- West Berkshire District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Parsons J
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal would be appropriately located, having regard to the spatial strategy and settlement hierarchy under the development plan and landscape and visual appearance
- flood risk and surface drainage
What decided it
The proposal conflicts with the development plan taken as a whole due to its location outside settlement boundaries in breach of the spatial strategy, harm to the AONB, and undemonstrated flood risk and drainage compliance, with no material considerations of sufficient weight to override the development plan.
The benefits of housing supply, economic benefits and sustainable location were outweighed by substantial harm to the spatial strategy and settlement hierarchy, the AONB, and unresolved flood risk and drainage concerns, resulting in conflict with the development plan as a whole.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy ADPP1Policy C1Policy ADPP5Policy CS14Policy CS19Policy CS16
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 176Paragraph 167Paragraph 60Paragraph 69
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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