Central 37 (Formerly Laleham Healthcare), Chapel Hill / Kingsclere Road, Basingstoke, Hampshire, RG21 5UH

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

• Whether the proposal would provide acceptable public open space, having regard to multi-functional green space, equipped children's space and allotments
• The character and appearance of the area
• The setting of the South View Conservation Area, the scheduled monument of the Chapel (ruins) of the Holy Ghost, the Grade II* listed Chapels (ruins) of the Holy Ghost and Trinity, the Grade II listed lodge, entrance gateway and screen walls of the Chapel Hill Cemetery, the Grade II listed Church of the Holy Ghost and attached Presbytery and a Non-Designated Heritage Asset, The Rising Sun Public House
• The viability and vitality of The Rising Sun Public House

What decided it

The Council's deficient five-year housing land supply of 4.2 years, combined with the site's location in a dense urban area with good accessibility to services and facilities by sustainable transport, justified making effective use of this brownfield land for significant housing delivery including affordable housing.

The significant benefits of housing delivery, including affordable housing, and the re-use of a brownfield site in a sustainable location outweighed the less-than-substantial impacts, with no material considerations of sufficient weight to determine the decision other than in accordance with the development plan.