®Planning appeal decision
Land off Pyotts Hill, Old Basing, Basingstoke, Hampshire, RG24 7NX
Planning appeal 3306690 at Land off Pyotts Hill, Old Basing, Basingstoke, Hampshire, RG24 7NX (Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council) was dismissed on 10 March 2023 by Inspector Blackwell J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area, including whether the development would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Old Basing Conservation Area.
erection of a single dwelling
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Blackwell J
- Postcode
- RG24 7NX
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area, including whether the development would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Old Basing Conservation Area
- the effect of the development on trees
- the effect of the development on biodiversity
- risk from contamination
- the effect of the development on flood risk
What decided it
The cumulative harms to the conservation area, trees, biodiversity, contamination risk and flood risk, particularly the less than substantial but still significant harm to the heritage asset to which great weight must be attributed, significantly and demonstrably outweighed the modest benefit of one additional dwelling.
The adverse impacts of the development, including less than substantial harm to the conservation area heritage asset (to which great weight must be attributed), significantly and demonstrably outweighed the scheme's benefits of providing a single dwelling, such that the presumption in favour of sustainable development did not apply.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy EM10Policy OB&L7Policy EM11Policy OB&L6Policy EM2Policy EM1Policy EM4Policy EM12Policy EM7
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 130Paragraph 131Paragraph 159Paragraph 174Paragraph 183Paragraph 189Paragraph 219
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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