Faerie Meadows , 14 Hackwood Lane, Cliddesden, RG25 2NH

change of use to residential garden land as an extension to the garden associated with no.14 Hackwood Lane, Cliddesden

Authority: Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Other minor developments
Inspector: Buchanan R

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

in Appeal A and Appeal B, the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area
in Appeal B, the effect of the development on the living conditions of the existing occupiers of Nos.13 and 14B Hackwood Lane, having regard to natural light, outlook and privacy

What decided it

The development represents an undesirable encroachment of residential use into the countryside that significantly erodes the field gap between houses and unduly consolidates the ribbon of residential development, causing significant harm to the character and appearance of this distinctive rural area in conflict with Policies EM1 and EM10.

Plan policies cited: Policy EM1, Policy EM10, Policy EM5

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