Planning appeal decision
38 Rounton Road, Church Crookham, Fleet, Hampshire, GU52 6HB
Planning appeal 3332435 at 38 Rounton Road, Church Crookham, Fleet, Hampshire, GU52 6HB (Hart District Council) was dismissed on 5 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 house and outbuildings, replacement by three detached dwellings with integral garages, associated car and cycle parking and access works’
- Authority
- Hart District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Shearing C
- Postcode
- GU52 6HB
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The proposal would cause considerable and long-lasting harm to the character and appearance of the area through the extensive open front parking areas required, which would conflict with the verdant, landscaped character of existing frontages and the development plan policies requiring high quality design sympathetic to local character.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy NBE9 of the LPSS1Policy GEN1 of the LPR2
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11
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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