Land at The Farm, Tunworth Road, Mapledurwell, Hampshire, RG25 2NA

Planning appeal 3306530 at Land at The Farm, Tunworth Road, Mapledurwell, Hampshire, RG25 2NA (Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council) was dismissed on 2 March 2023 by Inspector Blackwell J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the site is suitable for residential development, having regard to its location, the proposed land use and the amount of development.

Permission in Principle for the residential development for a maximum of 6 dwellings

Authority: Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Blackwell J
Postcode: RG25 2NA

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

What decided it

The adverse impacts in terms of location, harm to landscape character and harm to heritage assets significantly and demonstrably outweigh the modest benefit of six dwellings to housing supply, even accounting for the Council's housing land supply shortfall and the tilted balance.

the adverse impacts in terms of location, harm to landscape character and harm to heritage assets would significantly and demonstrably outweigh the modest contribution of six dwellings to housing stock, such that the presumption in favour of sustainable development would not apply

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy SS1Policy SS6Policy CN9Policy EM1Policy EM10Policy EM11
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 11Paragraph 130Paragraph 189Paragraph 219

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