®Planning appeal decision
Church Farm, Preston Candover Road, Upper Wield, GU34 5NG
Demolition of existing farm buildings and erection of new single storey four-bedroom dwelling, with integral garage and associated landscaping
- Authority
- East Hampshire District Council
- 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 local policies governing housing in rural areas
- whether it has been demonstrated that the proposal meets a community need or realises local community aspirations, and has clear community support
- the effect on the character and appearance of the site and the area within the countryside
What decided it
The proposal's conflict with the spatial strategy directing development to settlements, combined with significant harm to rural character and appearance, outweighed the housing supply benefits when assessed against the tilted balance.
the adverse impacts of locational unsuitability and significant harm to character and appearance significantly and demonstrably outweighed the moderate benefits of one dwelling towards housing supply, despite the District's housing shortfall
Framework references: 11, 232
Plan policies cited: Policy CP2, Policy CP10, Policy CP19, Policy CP20, Policy CP29, Saved Policy H14, Policy CP1, Policy CP9
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.