Planning appeal decision
Safari Engineering Ltd, Eversley Centre, Eversley, Hook, RG27 0LU
Planning appeal 3327801 at Safari Engineering Ltd, Eversley Centre, Eversley, Hook, RG27 0LU (Hart District Council) was dismissed on 25 January 2024 by Inspector Harrington S, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the integrity of the Thames Basin Heaths Special Protection Area.
use of land for the siting of a mobile home for residential purposes
- Authority
- Hart District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Harrington S
- Postcode
- RG27 0LU
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on the integrity of the Thames Basin Heaths Special Protection Area
- Whether there is an essential need for a rural worker to live permanently at the appeal site
- Whether the proposal provides for sustainable modes of transport
What decided it
The Unilateral Undertaking did not provide sufficient certainty that SPA mitigation (SANG/SAMM) would be effectively secured and delivered, so the proposal's effect on the SPA's integrity could not be ruled out as unacceptable.
the demonstrated essential need for a rural worker, sustainable transport provision and personal circumstances did not outweigh the harm from inadequately secured SPA mitigation, so the appeal was dismissed
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy NBE3Saved Policy NRM6Policy SS1Policy NBE1Policy INF3saved policy GEN1
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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