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Dismissed20 October 20233322576

The Bell Public House, The Bury, Odiham, Hook, RG29 1LY

Planning appeal 3322576 at The Bell Public House, The Bury, Odiham, Hook, RG29 1LY (Hart District Council) was dismissed on 20 October 2023 by Inspector Jackson P, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the pub has been adequately marketed and whether it would be likely to be financially viable in the future.

change of use of public house to form two dwellings with associated single storey side extensions, demolition and internal and external alterations

Authority
Hart District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Hearing
Development
residential · Change of use
Inspector
Jackson P
Postcode
RG29 1LY

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the pub has been adequately marketed and whether it would be likely to be financially viable in the future
  • Whether car parking would be adequate
  • The effect on the architectural character and historic interest of the building, which is listed at Grade II

What decided it

The realistic prospect of the pub being retained and run as a viable community enterprise, combined with the greater heritage harm that residential conversion would cause, outweighed the limited benefit of providing two additional dwellings.

The public benefit of retaining the public house use and the distinctly higher level of less-than-substantial heritage harm from residential conversion outweighed the limited benefit of a net increase of two dwellings.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
LP policy INF5LP policy INF3LP policy NBE8HLP saved policy GEN1NP policy 13NP policy 6
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 84Paragraph 93

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