Heckfield Barn (Former Roadside Restaurant), Basingstoke Road , Heckfield , RG27 0LN

a car showroom and associated offices, parking, fencing and landscaping without complying with conditions attached to planning permission Ref APP/N1730/A/08/2076453, dated 2 December 2008

Authority: Hart District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: retail · Minor retail and services
Inspector: Bowyer J

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

the effect of the proposal on the landscape, character and appearance of the area
the effect of the proposal on the significance of Stratfield Saye Park Grade II Registered Park and Garden and The Cottage and Wun Malthouse Grade II listed buildings as designated heritage assets

What decided it

The harm to heritage assets and rural character caused by the increased bulk, height, and unsympathetic glazing design of the proposed building outweighed the modest public benefits of employment and economic activity.

Plan policies cited: Policy NBE2, Policy GEN1, Policy NBE8, Policy ED3, Policy NBE1

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