®Planning appeal decision
Land Adjacent To The West Of Wildmoor Lane, Wildmoor Lane, Sherfield on Loddon, RG27 0HL
Planning appeal 3336735 at Land Adjacent To The West Of Wildmoor Lane, Wildmoor Lane, Sherfield on Loddon, RG27 0HL (Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council) was dismissed on 28 November 2024 by Inspector Cahalane R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposed dwelling would be in a suitable location having regard to development plan policies concerning new housing in the countryside.
erection of one dwelling and associated landscaping
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Cahalane R
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposed dwelling would be in a suitable location having regard to development plan policies concerning new housing in the countryside
- the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the site and surrounding landscape
What decided it
The adverse impacts of granting permission—locational unsuitability in the countryside and significant visual harm to the character and appearance of the rural landscape—significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits of housing supply and economic activity.
the adverse impacts of locational unsuitability and significant visual harm to the rural landscape significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits of housing supply and economic activity
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy SS1Policy SS6Policy H1Policy H2Policy H3Policy EM1Policy EM10Policy D1Policy D2Policy SD1
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 14Paragraph 15Paragraph 225
- Judgments
- Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council v Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities & Anor [2024] EWHC 1916 (Admin); Braintree District Council v Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, Greyread Ltd & Granville Developments Ltd [2018] EWCA Civ 610
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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