®Planning appeal decision
Land adjoining Hook House, London Road , Hook , RG27 9EQ
described on the application form as the ‘siting of 3.no traveller pitches and a utility day room’
- Authority
- Hart District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- caravan-gypsy · Minor traveller and caravan pitches
- Inspector
- Bristow T
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal in respect of the setting of the listed building
- Whether the scheme would provide for acceptable living conditions for future occupants in respect of noise
- Whether the scheme would suitably safeguard ecology on and off site
What decided it
The combination of heritage harm to the listed building's setting, insufficient evidence of acceptable noise levels for future occupants, and inadequate ecological survey and mitigation collectively outweighed the social and economic benefits of traveller pitch provision.
Framework references: 11, 55, 135, 180, 193, 195, 205, 206, 208
Plan policies cited: Hart Local Plan Strategy and Sites policy H5, Hart Local Plan Strategy and Sites policy NBE3, Hart Local Plan Strategy and Sites policy NBE4, Hart Local Plan Strategy and Sites policy NBE8, Hart Local Plan Strategy and Sites policy NBE11, Hook Neighbourhood Plan policy HK4, Regional Strategy for the South East policy NRM6
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.