®Planning appeal decision
6 Weir Vale Cottages, Sydmonton Road,, Old Burghclere, Hants, RG20 9NR
a 3-bedroom dwelling and associated rear parking area utilising existing rear access
- Authority
- Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Rogers J
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area, with specific reference to the North Wessex Downs National Landscape
- whether the location of the appeal site is suitable for the proposal, having regard to the local development strategy
What decided it
The harm to the character and appearance of the North Wessex Downs National Landscape, combined with the unsuitability of the location under the local development strategy, outweighed the moderate benefit of contributing one dwelling to the housing supply shortfall, as the Framework's presumption in favour of sustainable development does not apply where National Landscape protection policies provide a strong reason for refusal.
the moderate benefit of one dwelling contributing to housing supply shortfall was outweighed by the harm to the North Wessex Downs National Landscape and conflict with the development plan, with the Framework's presumption in favour of sustainable development disapplied by the strong reason for refusal provided by National Landscape protection policies
Framework references: 11
Plan policies cited: Policy SS1, Policy SS6, Policy EM1, Policy EM10, Policy B1, Policy B5
Judgments cited: Braintree DC v SSCLG, Greyread Ltd & Granville Developments Ltd [2018] EWCA Civ 610; City and Country Bramshill Ltd v SSHLG and others [2021] EWCA Civ 320
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.