®Planning appeal decision
17 Monk Sherborne Road , Ramsdell , Hampshire, RG26 5PR
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
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.
Framework references: 11, 73, 232
Plan policies cited: Policy SS1, Policy SS6, Policy SS6(c), Policy EM1, Policy EM10, Wootton St Lawrence Neighbourhood Plan 2016-2029 Policy WSL5
Judgments cited: [2024] EWHC 1916 (Admin)
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