Planning appeal decision
14 Fleet Road, Farnborough, Hampshire, GU14 9RA
Planning appeal 3332128 at 14 Fleet Road, Farnborough, Hampshire, GU14 9RA (Rushmoor Borough Council) was dismissed on 2 July 2024 by Inspector Shearing C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area.
‘demolition of existing outbuildings and erection of single storey ancillary accommodation annex.’
- Authority
- Rushmoor Borough Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Shearing C
- Postcode
- GU14 9RA
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
- Highway safety, with particular regard to parking
What decided it
The proposal would appear visually prominent and at odds with the character of the residential gardens and surrounding pattern of development, conflicting with development plan policies on character and appearance.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DE1Policy DE11Policy IN2Policy NE1
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.
See how each was appliedThe decision 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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