®Planning appeal decision
7 Elvetham Road, FLEET, GU51 4QL
the demolition of the existing building (former care home) and the erection of a single block of 12 flats with associated landscaping, parking and access
- Authority
- Hart District Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Wright A
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of the occupiers of 3 Wensley Drive and 5a Elvetham Road, with particular regard to privacy and enclosure
- highway safety, with particular regard to parking provision
What decided it
The harmful loss of privacy to the occupants of 3 Wensley Drive caused by overlooking from the proposed building's side windows and terrace, which attracts considerable weight and is not outweighed by the limited housing delivery benefit.
The harm to living conditions through loss of privacy, which attracts considerable weight, outweighs the limited weight given to housing delivery and the neutral weight of other matters, resulting in dismissal.
Plan policies cited: Policy NBE9 of the Hart Local Plan (Strategy and Sites) 2032, saved Policy GEN1 of the Hart District Local Plan (Replacement) 1996-2006, Policy 10 of the Fleet Neighbourhood Plan 2018-2032, Policy INF3 of the Hart Local Plan (Strategy and Sites) 2032
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.