Brookmead, Warbrook Lane, Eversley, Hook, RG27 0QL

Planning appeal 3306107 at Brookmead, Warbrook Lane, Eversley, Hook, RG27 0QL (Hart District Council) was dismissed on 3 February 2023 by Inspector Dowling J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposal would result in the loss of countryside and would adversely affect the open and rural setting and historic character of this section of countryside.

retention of new boundary fences

Authority: Hart District Council
Appeal type: householder · Householder (HAS)
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Householder developments
Inspector: Dowling J
Postcode: RG27 0QL

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether the proposal would result in the loss of countryside and would adversely affect the open and rural setting and historic character of this section of countryside
whether the proposal would preserve the setting of a Grade I listed building and Grade II* registered park/garden, the Westbrook House and Estate, and any features of architectural or historic interest that they possess
whether the proposal would preserve the character and appearance of the Eversley Street Conservation Area

What decided it

The expansion of the garden and installation of low-level panel fencing would adversely affect the character and appearance of the countryside and erode the historic rural setting of the Grade II* registered garden at Warbrook House, contrary to local plan policies and heritage protection legislation.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy SS1Policy NBE1Policy NBE2Policy NBE8Policy NBE9
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 16

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