Planning appeal decision
Plot 5, Development Site on West Side of Park Lane, Ropley, SO24 0EH
Planning appeal 3296797 at Plot 5, Development Site on West Side of Park Lane, Ropley, SO24 0EH (East Hampshire District Council) was allowed on 17 July 2023 by Inspector Simpson V, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect that the varying of the plans condition would have on the character and appearance of the area.
Detached dwelling, variation to that approved under 55567/003 (plot 5)
- Authority
- East Hampshire District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Simpson V
- Postcode
- SO24 0EH
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect that the varying of the plans condition would have on the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The proposed design variations would not have a harmful visual relationship with neighbouring properties or the character and appearance of the area when viewed from the public realm.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CP29 of the East Hampshire District Local Plan: Joint Core Strategy dated 2014Policy RNP12 of the Ropley Neighbourhood Plan dated 2019
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 130Paragraph 135
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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