Planning appeal decision
Hollybrook Cottage, Warbrook Lane, Eversley, Hook, Hampshire, RG27 0QL
Planning appeal 3338332 at Hollybrook Cottage, Warbrook Lane, Eversley, Hook, Hampshire, RG27 0QL (Hart District Council) was dismissed on 7 October 2024 by Inspector Price A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the surrounding area.
the erection of garden building for combined use as housing for show birds and racing pigeons and storage of gardening equipment
- Authority
- Hart District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Price A
- Postcode
- RG27 0QL
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the surrounding area
- whether the proposed development would preserve the settings of the nearby Grade I listed building and Grade II* Registered Park and Garden, and the extent to which the development would preserve or enhance the setting of the Eversley Conservation Area
What decided it
The proposed development would harm the character and appearance of the surrounding countryside by appearing as an incongruous and urbanising addition to the plot, contrary to the countryside protection policies in the Hart Local Plan.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy NBE1Policy SS1Policy NBE2Policy NBE9Policy GEN1Policy NBE8
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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