®Planning appeal decision
Silverlea, Konniki and Dapplewood, Cove Road, FLEET, GU51 2RR
Redevelopment of site to provide a 70 Bed care home (use class C2) including access, parking, landscaping and other associated works, following demolition of existing dwellings’. This
- Authority
- Hart District Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- community-institutional · Other Major Developments
- Inspector
- King T
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the surrounding area, with particular regard to the proposed building's size and scale, and also the proposed loss of trees to facilitate the development.
- the effect of the proposal on the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers;
- the effect of the proposal on the Council's housing stock, with particular regard to the loss of three bungalows and their potential suitability for future occupants with limited or impaired mobility; and
- the effect of the proposal on highway safety.
What decided it
The absence of demonstrable harm to character, neighbours' living conditions or highway safety, combined with the significant benefits of the proposed care home, led to the appeal being allowed.
the significant benefits of providing care home accommodation for older people outweighed the limited concerns raised regarding housing stock loss, character and highway matters, tipping the balance in favour of the scheme
Framework references: 130, 131, 174, 119, 120, 111, 110
Plan policies cited: Policy H4, Policy NBE2, Policy NBE9, Policy INF3, Policy GEN1, Policy 10, Policy 11
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.