®Planning appeal decision
Land east of 2 Heathrow Copse, Baughurst, TADLEY, RG26 5JG
construct one residential dwelling with garages
- Authority
- Basingstoke and Deane Borough 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 site is suitable for residential development, having regard to its location, the proposed land use and the amount of development, particularly in respect of the Basingstoke Upstream Critical Drainage Area and the effect on trees
What decided it
The failure to submit a Flood Risk Assessment and sequential test to demonstrate that the site within the Basingstoke Upstream Critical Drainage Area is an appropriate location and that no suitable alternative sites at lower flood risk are available, contrary to Policy EM7 and NPPF paragraph 159.
The small contribution to housing provision and social and economic benefits were outweighed by the failure to demonstrate that the development is in an appropriate location having regard to flood risk policies, which provides a clear reason for refusal under NPPF paragraph 11(d)(i), disengaging the presumption in favour of sustainable development.
Framework references: 159, 11
Plan policies cited: Policy EM7, Policy EM1
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.