Doe Farm, Old Basing , Hampshire , RG24 7AT

the removal of the ménage and the erection of a single dwelling house with ancillary car parking and amenity space and other associated infrastructure

Authority: Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Kent R

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the site and surrounding landscape
whether the proposed dwelling would be in a suitable location having regard to development plan policies concerning new housing in the countryside

What decided it

The proposal would cause harm to the intrinsic character and beauty of the countryside and fail to satisfy the environmental objective of sustainable development, with adverse impacts that significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits of a single dwelling.

The moderate benefits of one dwelling to housing supply and economic contribution were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the harm to the character and appearance of the site and surrounding landscape and conflict with the development plan's settlement strategy.

Framework references: 11, 226

Plan policies cited: Policy EM1, Policy EM10, Policy SS1, Policy SS6, Policy OB&L3

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