Planning appeal decision
Land Adj Cove Brook And Field Off Hawley Road , Blackwater, Camberley , Hampshire, GU17 9EP
Planning appeal 3353724 at Land Adj Cove Brook And Field Off Hawley Road , Blackwater, Camberley , Hampshire, GU17 9EP (Hart District Council) was dismissed on 2 May 2025 by Inspector Willis S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the appeal site is an appropriate location for the proposed development with regard to the local development strategy.
change of use to vehicle parking and storage (retrospective)
- Authority
- Hart District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- employment-industrial · Change of use
- Inspector
- Willis S
- Postcode
- GU17 9EP
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the appeal site is an appropriate location for the proposed development with regard to the local development strategy
- The effect of the development on flood risk
- The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area
- The effect of the development on biodiversity
What decided it
The appeal site is not an appropriate location for the proposed development with regard to the local development strategy, as it has not been demonstrated that a countryside location is both necessary and justified for vehicle parking and storage that forms part of a business not based in the countryside.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy SS1Policy NBE1Policy ED3Policy NBE2Policy NBE5Policy NBE4Policy NBE6
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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