Planning appeal decision
Land Adjacent 6 East Station Road, Aldershot, Hampshire, GU12 4LB
Planning appeal 3331549 at Land Adjacent 6 East Station Road, Aldershot, Hampshire, GU12 4LB (Rushmoor Borough Council) was dismissed on 7 August 2024 by Inspector Praine N, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area.
the demolition of existing garage and erection of new detached three-storey 3-bedrooms 6-persons dwelling house with associated parking, bin, and cycle stores
- Authority
- Rushmoor Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Praine N
- Postcode
- GU12 4LB
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
- Whether the proposed development would provide sufficient parking in the interests of the proper function of the area and highway safety
What decided it
The unacceptable harm to character and appearance from the inactive ground floor frontage and the failure to provide sufficient parking in accordance with the adopted Parking SPD standards outweighed the modest housing benefits.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DE1Policy DE11Policy IN2
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 111
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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The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.
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