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Dismissed23 January 20253349268

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

Planning appeal 3349268 at Natwest, 176 Fleet Road, Fleet, Hampshire, GU51 4DE (Hart District Council) was dismissed on 23 January 2025 by Inspector Willis S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposed development on the Thames Basin Heaths Special Protection Area (SPA).

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
Postcode
GU51 4DE

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.

What the Inspector cited

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

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