Land East of Lanark Cottage, Alton Lane, Four Marks, Hampshire, GU34 5AL

Planning appeal 3349565 at Land East of Lanark Cottage, Alton Lane, Four Marks, Hampshire, GU34 5AL (East Hampshire District Council) was allowed on 4 February 2025 by Inspector Carpenter C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposal would be a suitable location in respect to adjacent settlements.

construction of 10 detached dwellings with associated access and landscaping

Authority: East Hampshire District Council
Appeal type: major · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Major dwellings
Inspector: Carpenter C

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether the proposal would be a suitable location in respect to adjacent settlements
the effect of the proposal on biodiversity and protected species
whether the proposal would make adequate provision for affordable housing

What decided it

The Council's inability to demonstrate a five-year housing land supply, combined with the substantial benefits of delivering ten dwellings and a significant affordable housing contribution, outweighed the moderate harm from locating development outside the settlement boundary in an otherwise accessible location.

The substantial weight given to housing delivery and significant weight to economic and community benefits outweighed the moderate negative weight ascribed to locational harm contrary to the development plan, such that the adverse impacts of granting permission would not significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: CP2CP10CP14CP19CP6Policy 1CP21CP13CP20CP29CP24CS31
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 49Paragraph 11Paragraph 58

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