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Planning permission granted13 March 20253328580

Keepers Lodge Basingstoke Road, Beech, Alton, GU34 4AB

Planning appeal 3328580 at Keepers Lodge Basingstoke Road, Beech, Alton, GU34 4AB (East Hampshire District Council) was allowed on 13 March 2025 by Inspector Boffin D, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the appeal sites are suitable locations for the alleged breaches of planning control, with regard to relevant development plan policies (Appeals A and B).

Material change of use of part of the garage for the creation of a separate, self-contained 1 bedroom flat

Authority
East Hampshire District Council
Appeal type
enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure
Hearing
Development
residential · Change of use
Inspector
Boffin D
Postcode
GU34 4AB

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the appeal sites are suitable locations for the alleged breaches of planning control, with regard to relevant development plan policies (Appeals A and B)
  • The effect of the alleged breaches of planning control on the character and appearance of the surrounding area (Appeals A, B and C)
  • The effect of the alleged breaches of planning control on the living conditions of the occupiers of Keeper's Lodge (Appeals A, B and C)
  • The effect of the alleged breaches of planning control on the living conditions of the occupiers of the development (Appeals A and B)
  • Whether the developments provide sufficient parking and refuse facilities (Appeals A, B and C)
  • Whether the personal circumstances of the current occupier/s overcome any identified harm (Appeals A and B)

What decided it

The Inspector's finding that the developments accorded with the development plan taken as a whole, reinforced by the tilted balance applying due to the Council's lack of a five-year housing land supply.

No adverse impacts of granting permission would significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits (housing provision, sustainable rural location, design compliance) when assessed against the Framework as a whole, tipping in favour of allowing the appeals.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy CP2Policy CP6Policy CP9Policy CP10Policy CP19Policy CP20Policy CP24Policy CP27Policy CP29Policy CP31Policy C14Policy BPC02Policy BPC03Policy BPC06Policy BPC07Policy BPC12
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 83Paragraph 84Paragraph 110Paragraph 135

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