Planning appeal decision
The Old Village Hall, Hurstbourne Tarrant, Andover, SP11 0BD
Planning appeal 3303952 at The Old Village Hall, Hurstbourne Tarrant, Andover, SP11 0BD (Test Valley Borough Council) was dismissed on 24 January 2023 by Inspector Tivey C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed development would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Hurstbourne Tarrant Conservation Area and its effect upon the setting of a non-designated heritage asset.
the erection of a detached garden building
- Authority
- Test Valley Borough Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Tivey C
- Postcode
- SP11 0BD
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed development would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Hurstbourne Tarrant Conservation Area and its effect upon the setting of a non-designated heritage asset
What decided it
The siting, design, form and materials of the proposed building would cause less than substantial harm to the Conservation Area's significance with no public benefits to outweigh this harm.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy E1Policy E9
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 202
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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