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Dismissed29 April 20253350581

Land on the South and South East Side of Harts Lane, Burghclere, Hampshire, RG20 9JD

Planning appeal 3350581 at Land on the South and South East Side of Harts Lane, Burghclere, Hampshire, RG20 9JD (Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council) was dismissed on 29 April 2025 by Inspector Cragg D, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the appeal site is an appropriate location for the proposed development having regard to the spatial strategy in the Development Plan.

residential development of 25 dwellings with access on to Harts Lane, with associated open space, infrastructure, drainage, landscaping, and accessible natural greenspace

Authority
Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council
Appeal type
major · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Hearing
Development
residential · Major dwellings
Inspector
Cragg D
Postcode
RG20 9JD

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether the appeal site is an appropriate location for the proposed development having regard to the spatial strategy in the Development Plan
  • the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area

What decided it

The significant harm to the character and appearance of the area, combined with conflict with the neighbourhood plan's spatial strategy which attracted paragraph 14 protection, meant the adverse impacts significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits.

The significant weight given to the package of housing, affordable housing and other benefits was outweighed by the significant harm to landscape character and visual amenity and conflict with the neighbourhood plan's spatial strategy, such that the presumption in favour of sustainable development did not apply.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy SS1Policy SS2Policy SS5Policy SS6Policy EM1Policy EM10Policy CN1Policy CN3Policy CN6Policy CN8Policy SD1Policy B1Policy B2Policy B4Policy B5Policy B8Policy B9Policy B10
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 14Paragraph 49Paragraph 58Paragraph 66Paragraph 69Paragraph 70Paragraph 73Paragraph 74Paragraph 80Paragraph 84Paragraph 110Paragraph 115
Judgments
Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council vs SoS LUHC and Bewley Homes PLC [2024] EWHC 1916 (Admin) dated 25th July 2024

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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