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Dismissed1 July 20253352099

Land Adjacent to Ash Lane, Ash Lane, Silchester, Hampshire, RG7 2NH

Planning appeal 3352099 at Land Adjacent to Ash Lane, Ash Lane, Silchester, Hampshire, RG7 2NH (Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council) was dismissed on 1 July 2025 by Inspector Smith H, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the site is a suitable location for the proposal having regard to local and national policy, and the accessibility of the site to services and facilities.

outline planning application with all matters reserved, except for access and layout, for the erection of 1no. detached dwelling with a detached garage

Authority
Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Smith H
Postcode
RG7 2NH

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether the site is a suitable location for the proposal having regard to local and national policy, and the accessibility of the site to services and facilities
  • the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
  • whether the proposal would preserve the setting of the Grade II listed building known as 'Haines Farmhouse'

What decided it

The harm to the setting of the Grade II listed building, which engaged the heritage protection exception in paragraph 11d(i) of the Framework, provided a strong reason for refusal that outweighed the modest housing benefit.

The housing benefit of one dwelling was given weight in the context of a five-year housing land supply shortfall, but this was outweighed by the less-than-substantial but considerable harm to the setting of the listed building and the conflicts with development plan policies on countryside protection and character, with the heritage exception to the presumption in favour of sustainable development applying.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy SS1Policy SS6Policy EM1Policy EM10Policy EM11
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 214Paragraph 215

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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