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Dismissed7 May 20253351305

17 Monk Sherborne Road , Ramsdell , Hampshire, RG26 5PR

Planning appeal 3351305 at 17 Monk Sherborne Road , Ramsdell , Hampshire, RG26 5PR (Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council) was dismissed on 7 May 2025 by Inspector Astley-Serougi B, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the appeal site is in a suitable location for the proposal having regard to local policy.

conversion of barn to form a dwelling, with associated amenity space, car parking and other infrastructure

Authority
Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Astley-Serougi B
Postcode
RG26 5PR

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether the appeal site is in a suitable location for the proposal having regard to local policy
  • the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the surrounding area

What decided it

The barn's current use for storage means it cannot be deemed redundant or disused under Policy SS6(c), and the appellant failed to demonstrate the conversion would not require substantial rebuilding or that another building would not be needed to perform the storage function, resulting in conflict with the development plan that outweighs the modest housing benefits.

The adverse impacts on the housing strategy significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits of one dwelling when assessed against the policies in the Framework taken as a whole, such that the presumption in favour of sustainable development did not apply.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy SS1Policy SS6Policy SS6(c)Policy EM1Policy EM10Wootton St Lawrence Neighbourhood Plan 2016-2029 Policy WSL5
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 73Paragraph 232
Judgments
[2024] EWHC 1916 (Admin)

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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