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Dismissed6 January 20253350265

1 Newbury Road, Whitchurch, Hampshire, RG28 7DY

Planning appeal 3350265 at 1 Newbury Road, Whitchurch, Hampshire, RG28 7DY (Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council) was dismissed on 6 January 2025 by Inspector Andrews M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the Whitchurch Conservation Area and the host dwelling, a non-designated heritage asset.

new parking to the rear garden involving excavation and the building of a retaining wall (part retrospective)

Authority
Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council
Appeal type
householder · Householder (HAS)
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
other · Householder developments
Inspector
Andrews M
Postcode
RG28 7DY

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the Whitchurch Conservation Area and the host dwelling, a non-designated heritage asset

What decided it

The permanent loss of enclosure to the street scene and introduction of an engineered parking courtyard with rectilinear retaining walls would harm the significance of the conservation area and non-designated heritage asset, with public benefits insufficient to outweigh this harm.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy EM10Policy EM11Policy GD1
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 215Paragraph 216

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