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Dismissed27 December 20243345743

166 Fleet Road, Fleet, Hampshire, GU51 4BE

Planning appeal 3345743 at 166 Fleet Road, Fleet, Hampshire, GU51 4BE (Hart District Council) was dismissed on 27 December 2024 by Inspector Normington S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the appeal site and the surrounding area.

Erection of a four storey building following demolition of existing two storey building, with ground floor commercial unit and undercroft car parking and servicing area and 26 residential apartments at first, second and third floors (14 x 1 bedrooms, 12 x 2 bedrooms)

Authority
Hart District Council
Appeal type
major · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Major dwellings
Inspector
Normington S
Postcode
GU51 4BE

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the appeal site and the surrounding area
  • The effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of the occupants of nearby residential properties with particular regard to privacy, outlook and daylight/sunlight
  • The effect of the proposed development on highway and pedestrian safety with particular regard to car parking provision
  • The effect of the proposal on the Thames Basin Heath Special Protection Area

What decided it

The significant and unacceptable adverse impacts upon the character and appearance of the surrounding area, particularly along Branksomewood Road, and the severe harm to the living conditions of occupants of No. 164A Fleet Road and Branksome Chambers substantially and demonstrably outweighed the benefits of housing delivery and brownfield redevelopment.

The benefits of housing supply, brownfield redevelopment and retail provision (afforded significant weight) were substantially outweighed by the significant harm to character and appearance along Branksomewood Road (significant negative weight) and the severe harm to living conditions of neighbouring occupants through loss of outlook and privacy (substantial negative weight).

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy NBE9 of the Hart Local Plan (Strategy and Sites) 2032Policy ED5(d) of the Hart Local Plan (Strategy and Sites) 2032Policy ED5(c) of the Hart Local Plan (Strategy and Sites) 2032Saved Policy GEN1 of the Hart District Local Plan (Replacement) 1996–2006Policy 10 of the Fleet Neighbourhood Plan (2018–2032)Policy NBE3 of the Hart Local Plan (Strategy and Sites) 2032Policy INF3 of the Hart Local Plan (Strategy and Sites) 2032Saved Policy NRM6 of the South East Plan – Regional Spatial Strategy for the South EastPolicy 19 of the Fleet Neighbourhood Plan (2018–2032)
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 111Paragraph 112Paragraph 115

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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