Natwest, 176 Fleet Road, FLEET, Hampshire, GU51 4DE

extension and conversion of existing building to form 9no flats. Retention of ground floor commercial use

Authority: Hart District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Willis S

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

the effect of the proposed development on the Thames Basin Heaths Special Protection Area (SPA)
the character and appearance of the area, including 174 Fleet Road as a non-designated heritage asset
highway safety, with regard to parking provision

What decided it

The unmitigated potential for recreational disturbance to the Thames Basin Heaths SPA from increased residential units, with no confirmed or secured mitigation measures in place, was determinative in dismissing the appeal.

Plan policies cited: Policy NRM6 of the South East Plan, Policies NBE3 and NBE4 of the Hart Local Plan 2032, Saved Policy GEN1 of the Hart Local Plan 1996 - 2006, Policies NBE8 and NBE9 of the Hart Local Plan 2032, Policies 10 and 12 of the Fleet Neighbourhood Plan, Policy INF3 of the Hart Local Plan 2032, Policy 19 of the Fleet Neighbourhood Plan

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Heritage. Listed buildings by grade and distance, conservation areas, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, heritage at risk.
Landscape and environment. Green belt, national parks and national landscapes, SSSIs, ancient woodland, SPA, SAC and Ramsar sites, nutrient catchments.
Flooding. Flood zones 2 and 3, surface water, and both again with climate change.
Transport. The 800 metre station catchment and service frequency, bus stops with their weekday frequency, the cycle network, and the Framework’s transport tests measured for the site.

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