®Planning appeal decision
Land Adjacent To Byes Lane, Byes Lane, Silchester , Hampshire, RG7 2LS
the conversion and extension of a barn to form 1 no. three-bed dwelling with associated parking, turning, landscaping, private amenity space and access
- Authority
- Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Rogers J
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.
Framework references: 12, 5
Plan policies cited: Policy EM1, Policy EM10, Policy SS1, Policy SS6
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.