®Planning appeal decision
Old House At Home, Station Road, Overton, BASINGSTOKE, RG25 3DU
the erection of 2, three-bedroom, semi-detached dwellings (Use C3) on land adjacent to the existing Public House, utilising the existing vehicular access with associated parking, landscaping and pedestrian access, with associated parking, landscaping and pedestrian accesses
- Authority
- Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Simpson V
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether future occupiers of the development would be able to secure adequate living conditions, with particular regard to outdoor space
- the effect of the development on the living conditions of the occupiers of nearby dwellings on the opposite side of Station Road from the appeal site, with particular regard to outlook and light
- the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area
- the effect of the development on the viability and quality of the community facility provided by the public house that occupies the appeal site, with particular regard to its gardens
What decided it
The failure to provide adequate living conditions for future occupiers with regard to outdoor space, combined with harm to the outlook of neighbouring occupiers, outweighed the benefits of housing delivery and the Council's housing land supply shortfall.
The benefits of housing delivery and meeting housing need were outweighed by the harm to living conditions of future occupiers and neighbouring residents, resulting in a conflict with the development plan taken as a whole.
Framework references: 11, 76
Plan policies cited: Policy EM10, Policy CN7, Policy CN8, Policy LBE1
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.