Planning appeal decision
4 Crossways, Crookham Village, Fleet, Hampshire, GU51 5TA
Planning appeal 3351138 at 4 Crossways, Crookham Village, Fleet, Hampshire, GU51 5TA (Hart District Council) was dismissed on 14 February 2025 by Inspector Redford R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether condition 2 is precise, reasonable, and necessary.
the erection of 8 dwellinghouses each with garage, at site of Greenways, Crookham Village without complying with a condition attached to planning permission Ref HWR/4652/18, dated 8 May 1973
- Authority
- Hart District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Redford R
- Postcode
- GU51 5TA
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether condition 2 is precise, reasonable, and necessary
- Whether the proposed variation would be appropriate in regard to character and appearance
What decided it
The proposed variation would only refer to a limited area rather than the wider development, thereby removing existing landscaping restrictions across the whole site and failing to maintain the original condition's purpose of protecting character and appearance.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy GEN1 of the Hart Local Plan (Replacement) 1996 - 2006Policy NBE9 of the Hart Local Plan (Strategy & Sites) 2032
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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