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Land At Oakdown Farm, A30, Dummer, Basingstoke, RG23 7LS
Planning appeal 3301468 at Land At Oakdown Farm, A30, Dummer, Basingstoke, RG23 7LS (Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council) was dismissed on 15 December 2022 by Inspector Wilkinson S, following an inquiry. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposed development on the landscape character and appearance of the area.
demolition of three dwellings, outbuildings and related structures and construction of commercial and industrial units (use class B8) with ancillary offices (use class E(g)(i)), associated infrastructure works (including park ing and landscaping), and full details of site levels, access, drainage, tree retention and diversion of underground pipeline
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Inquiry
- Development
- employment-industrial · Major offices/R&D/light industry
- Inspector
- Wilkinson S
- Postcode
- RG23 7LS
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposed development on the landscape character and appearance of the area
- whether or not the scheme includes the infrastructure necessary, directly required and related in scale and kind to the proposed development
What decided it
The extent of harm arising from the appeal scheme's adverse landscape and visual impacts, driven by the scale of floorspace and ground engineering works, was found to be of such significance that it could not be satisfactorily mitigated.
The significant economic benefits, job creation and other material considerations were outweighed by the extent of landscape and visual harm arising from the scheme's scale, massing and ground works, resulting in conflict with the development plan as a whole and dismissal of the appeal.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy EM1Policy EM1b)Policy EM1c)Policy EM1d)Policy EM1f)Policy EP1Policy EP1g)Policy EP1m)Policy EM4Policy EM10Policy EM12Policy CN9
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 174Paragraph 81-83Paragraph 104Paragraph 110Paragraph 112Paragraph 113Paragraph 176Paragraph 57
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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