®Planning appeal decision
Land Between A339 and Fawconer Road, Kingsclere RG20 5RW, Hampshire, RG20 5RW
Planning appeal 3313689 at Land Between A339 and Fawconer Road, Kingsclere RG20 5RW, Hampshire, RG20 5RW (Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council) was allowed on 2 November 2023 by Inspector Buchanan R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposal would provide dwellings on the site.
erection of a care home (within Use Class C2) with parking, access, landscaping and other associated works
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- community-institutional · Major retail and services
- Inspector
- Buchanan R
- Postcode
- RG20 5RW
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal would provide dwellings on the site
- if it would meet a local need for a care home within Class C2 and be appropriate in location
- its effect on the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The Council's inability to demonstrate a five-year housing supply engaged the tilted balance under Framework paragraph 11(d), and the substantial benefits of the care home in meeting identified local need for older persons' accommodation and contributing to housing supply outweighed the conflict with the neighbourhood plan's allocation for conventional dwellings.
The adverse impact of not delivering the 12 dwellings allocated by the neighbourhood plan was given reduced, moderate weight due to the housing land supply position, and was substantially outweighed by the social, environmental and economic benefits of the care home, including its contribution to housing supply (equivalent to 28 dwellings), meeting identified local need for older persons' care, job creation, sustainable location, design quality and biodiversity gains.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- LP Policy SS5LP Policy SS1NP Policy K HA1NP Policy K3LP Policy CN4LP Policies EM1LP Policy EM10NP Policies K4NP Policy K6
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 14
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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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