Planning appeal decision
Land Adjacent to Millars Cottages, Station Road, Cliddesden, Basingstoke, Hampshire, RG25 2FG
Planning appeal 3302809 at Land Adjacent to Millars Cottages, Station Road, Cliddesden, Basingstoke, Hampshire, RG25 2FG (Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council) was dismissed on 23 February 2023 by Inspector Guest H, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Effect of the proposal on character and appearance of the area.
erection of a single detached one and a half storey dwelling
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Guest H
- Postcode
- RG25 2FG
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Effect of the proposal on character and appearance of the area
- Effect of the proposal on highway safety
What decided it
The significant harm to rural character and highway safety would demonstrably outweigh the benefits of housing delivery when assessed against the Framework taken as a whole.
The significant benefit of delivering one additional dwelling and contributing to housing supply was outweighed by the significant harm to rural character and the compromise to highway safety.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy EM1Policy EM10Policy CN9
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 12Paragraph 15
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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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