®Planning appeal decision
Land at Ratts End House, Ecchinswell Road , Ecchinswell, Newbury, Hampshire , RG20 4TX
Planning appeal 3313774 at Land at Ratts End House, Ecchinswell Road , Ecchinswell, Newbury, Hampshire , RG20 4TX (Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council) was allowed on 7 September 2023 by Inspector Sutton A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the site would be a suitable location for residential development, having regard to the effect of the proposal on the character or appearance of the Ecchinswell Conservation Area.
Permission in principle for a minimum and maximum of 1 dwelling within the residential curtilage of Ratts End House, Ecchinswell RG20 4TX
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Sutton A
- Postcode
- RG20 4TX
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the site would be a suitable location for residential development, having regard to the effect of the proposal on the character or appearance of the Ecchinswell Conservation Area
What decided it
The site could accommodate a single dwelling without harm to the conservation area's character or appearance, subject to sympathetic design, and the tilted balance under paragraph 11 of the Framework favours the proposal given the lack of five-year housing land supply.
the modest benefits of delivering one dwelling on previously developed land, contributing to housing supply and economic benefit, outweighed any adverse impacts when assessed against the policies of the Framework as a whole, applying the presumption in favour of sustainable development
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy EM11Policy SS1Policy SS6Policy ESBG1Policy ESBG2Policy ESBG6Policy ESBG13
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 14Paragraph 80Paragraph 197
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.
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