Planning appeal decision
Sherfield Court , Reading Road, Sherfield on Loddon, Hampshire, RG27 0JB
Planning appeal 3329693 at Sherfield Court , Reading Road, Sherfield on Loddon, Hampshire, RG27 0JB (Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council) was allowed on 18 March 2024 by Inspector Bowyer J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the special interest of the Grade II listed building, Sherfield Court and any of the features of special architectural or historic interest that it possesses.
new garage door in new structural opening. Proposed removal of existing external personnel door and installation of new internal personnel door to access the sunken feature
- Appeal type
- householder · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Bowyer J
- Postcode
- RG27 0JB
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on the special interest of the Grade II listed building, Sherfield Court and any of the features of special architectural or historic interest that it possesses
- The effect of the proposal on the setting of the Grade II listed building, Church of St Leonard
What decided it
The public benefit of enabling effective management and maintenance of the extensive grounds and setting of Sherfield Court outweighed the less than substantial harm to the special interest of the listed building.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy EM11 of the Basingstoke and Deane Local Plan 2011-2029Policy D1 of the Sherfield on Loddon Neighbourhood Plan 2011-2029Principle LB01 of the Heritage Supplementary Planning Document 2019Principle LB02 of the Heritage Supplementary Planning Document 2019Principle LB04 of the Heritage Supplementary Planning Document 2019Principle SHA01 of the Heritage Supplementary Planning Document 2019Principle SHA02 of the Heritage Supplementary Planning Document 2019Principle SHA04 of the Heritage Supplementary Planning Document 2019
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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