Holt Farm, Holt Lane, Hook, RG27 9ER

the erection of two five-bedroom detached dwellings

Authority: Hart District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Evans J

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

the effect of the proposal upon the character and appearance of the area, having particular regard to the effect upon the setting of the nearby listed farmhouse
the impact of the proposal upon Hook Common and Bartley Heath Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Thames Basin Heaths Special Protection Area habitat sites

What decided it

The unacceptable harm to the character and appearance of the area and the setting of the listed farmhouse, combined with inadequate mitigation of impacts on the Thames Basin Heaths Special Protection Area, could not be outweighed by the modest public benefits of providing two dwellings.

Plan policies cited: Policy GEN1, Policy NBE2, Policy NBE9, Policy NBE8, Policy NBE3, Policy NBE4, Policy HK12, Policy NRM6

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