®Planning appeal decision
Dismissed1 November 20223298102
Land adjacent to Fairfields, Newnham Road, HOOK, RG27 9NG
erection of a detached dwelling
- Authority
- Hart District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Cuthbert L
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposed development would provide a suitable location for housing, having regard to the development strategy for the area and the accessibility of services and facilities
- the effect of the development upon the character and appearance of the area, with due regard to the Hook to Newnham Local Gap designation
What decided it
The substantial and long-lasting harm to the character and appearance of the Hook to Newnham Local Gap caused by the introduction of a large, prominent dwelling that would erode the sense of separation between the two settlements outweighed the benefits of development on previously developed land.
Framework references: 119, 174
Plan policies cited: Policy NBE1, Policy SS1, Policy NBE2, Saved Policy GEN1, Policy HK1, Policy HK5, Policy HK6, Policy HK7
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.