Stockman's Cottage Bullocks Farm Hillside, Odiham, HOOK, RG29 1HX

conversion of former agricultural building to a C3 (residential) use, and for listed building consent for the works to enable the conversion

Authority: Hart District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Change of use
Inspector: Tucker A

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the proposal would be acceptable in principle with regard to development plan policy that seeks to restrict development in the countryside
The effect of the proposal upon heritage assets that include the appeal building, Bullocks Farmhouse, the Granary and the Barn

What decided it

The proposal fails both the principle of development test under Policy NBE1 (being neither a clear conversion nor the optimal viable use of the whole farmstead) and the heritage assessment, as the considerable harm to the character and appearance of the listed farmstead group outweighs the public benefits.

Framework references: 189, 199, 202

Plan policies cited: Policy SS1, Policy NBE1, Policy NBE9

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