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Dismissed22 June 20233312247

128 & 130 Connaught Road, Fleet, GU51 3QX

Planning appeal 3312247 at 128 & 130 Connaught Road, Fleet, GU51 3QX (Hart District Council) was dismissed on 22 June 2023 by Inspector Sutton A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area, including trees.

Part demolition of the existing bungalows combined with a vertical and side extension to form two, two-storey dwellings. Five 2 bed, two storey dwellings to the rear comprising a terrace of three dwellings and a pair of semi-detached dwellings. Detached building comprising garage

Authority
Hart District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Sutton A
Postcode
GU51 3QX

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area, including trees
  • Whether the proposal would provide satisfactory living conditions for the future occupants of Plots 3, 4 and 5, with regards private gardens
  • The effect of the proposal on the living conditions of the occupants of 126 and 136 Connaught Road, with regards outlook and light

What decided it

The significant harm to the character and appearance of the area caused by the incongruous pattern of dense, inward-facing development, combined with the failure to provide satisfactory living conditions for future occupants of Plots 3 and 4 due to tree canopy encroachment, outweighed the moderate benefits of housing delivery.

The moderate social, economic and environmental benefits of housing delivery did not outweigh the significant harm to the character and appearance of the area and the poor living conditions that would occur for future occupants of the dwellings.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy NBE2Policy NBE9Policy GEN1Policy CON8Policy NBE3Policy NBE4Policy 10Policy 17Policy NRM6
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11

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