®Planning appeal decision
Land at The Farm, Tunworth Road, Mapledurwell, Hampshire, RG25 2NA
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
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
Framework references: 11, 130, 189, 219
Plan policies cited: Policy SS1, Policy SS6, Policy CN9, Policy EM1, Policy EM10, Policy EM11
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.