®Planning appeal decision
Old House At Home, Station Road, Overton, Basingstoke, RG25 3DU
Planning appeal 3322481 at Old House At Home, Station Road, Overton, Basingstoke, RG25 3DU (Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council) was dismissed on 18 April 2024 by Inspector Simpson V, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether future occupiers of the development would be able to secure adequate living conditions, with particular regard to outdoor space.
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
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Simpson V
- Postcode
- RG25 3DU
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.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy EM10Policy CN7Policy CN8Policy LBE1
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 76
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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