Planning appeal decision
Land Adjacent To Byes Lane, Byes Lane, Silchester , Hampshire, RG7 2LS
Planning appeal 3325642 at Land Adjacent To Byes Lane, Byes Lane, Silchester , Hampshire, RG7 2LS (Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council) was dismissed on 14 February 2024 by Inspector Rogers J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area.
the conversion and extension of a barn to form 1 no. three-bed dwelling with associated parking, turning, landscaping, private amenity space and access
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Rogers J
- Postcode
- RG7 2LS
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
- whether the appeal site would be suitable for the proposed development, having regard to local planning policies relating to the location of housing
What decided it
The proposed development would harm the character and appearance of the area and would constitute an isolated home in the countryside that fails to meet the Policy SS6 exception tests, conflicting with the development plan as a whole with no material considerations to outweigh this conflict.
No balancing exercise was undertaken as the proposal conflicts with the development plan and the presumption in favour of sustainable development does not apply due to the Council's demonstrated four-year housing supply.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy EM1Policy EM10Policy SS1Policy SS6
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 12Paragraph 5
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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