®Planning appeal decision
Land adjacent to A339, Headley, Hampshire , RG19 8JY
Permission in principle for the erection of a minimum of 1 no. and maximum of 2no. residential dwellings
- Authority
- Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Conde L
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the principle of the proposed development is acceptable with specific regard to its location and its effect on the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The Council's inability to demonstrate a five-year housing land supply rendered the restrictive development plan policies out of date, and the proposal's location in a semi-rural area with existing scattered development meant it would not cause harm to character and appearance, allowing the housing benefits to outweigh the policy conflict.
The conflict with out-of-date development plan policies carried only modest weight; the small but positive contribution to housing supply and associated social and economic benefits, together with support from NPPF paragraphs 79 and 105 regarding sustainable development in rural areas, meant the adverse impacts did not significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits when assessed against the Framework as a whole.
Framework references: 11, 60, 69, 79, 105
Plan policies cited: Policy SS6, Policy H1, Policy EM1, Policy EM10, Policy L1, Policy HD3, Policy SD1
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.