®Planning appeal decision
Land adjacent to Earlstone House, Earlstone Common, Burghclere, RG20 9HN
permission in principle for erection of one dwelling
- 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 proposal would accord with the spatial strategy of the development plan
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The Council's inability to demonstrate a five-year housing land supply engaged the tilted balance, and the modest weight of the policy conflict combined with the realistic prospect of acceptable design meant the adverse impacts did not significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits.
The modest conflict with spatial strategy policies was outweighed by the engagement of the tilted balance under Framework Paragraph 11(d) due to the lack of a five-year housing land supply, and the realistic prospect that development could come forward that would not unacceptably harm character and appearance.
Framework references: 11, 14
Plan policies cited: Policy SS1, Policy SS6, Policy B1, Policy EM1, Policy B8, Policy EM10, 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.