®Planning appeal decision
Central 37 (formerly Laleham Healthcare), Chapel Hill / Kingsclere Road, Basingstoke, Hampshire, RG21 5UH
the demolition of the existing building and the redevelopment of the site to provide up to 75 no. dwellings, with all matters reserved except for access at the point of entry/exit into the site
- Authority
- Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Parsons J
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.
Framework references: 11, 57, 187
Plan policies cited: Policy EM5, Policy EM1, Policy EM10, Policy EM11, Policy EM12, Policy CN1, Policy CN3, Policy CN6, Policy CN9
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.