®Planning appeal decision
2 Tan House Cottages Ashford Hill Road, Headley, THATCHAM, RG19 8AP
erection of a new 3-bedroom dwelling with associated landscaping
- Authority
- Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Aqbal M
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the appeal site is in a suitable location for housing with regard to the spatial strategy in the development plan and accessibility to shops, facilities and services by sustainable modes of travel
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area, including the setting of Grade II Listed dwellings (1 and 2 Tanhouse Cottages)
- The effect of the proposal on trees
- The effect of the proposal on highway safety
- Whether the proposal would be affected by the risk of flooding
What decided it
The proposal would cause less than substantial harm to the heritage assets (the Grade II Listed dwellings and their rural setting), which attracts great weight and is not outweighed by the limited benefits of providing a single dwelling, combined with the site's unsuitability for housing under the spatial strategy and poor accessibility by sustainable modes of travel.
The substantial harm to heritage assets, conflict with the spatial strategy, poor sustainability of location, and uncertainties regarding biodiversity, trees and highway safety, to which substantial weight was attached, were not outweighed by the limited social, economic and environmental benefits of providing a single family dwelling, to which limited weight was attached.
Framework references: 11
Plan policies cited: Policy SS1, Policy SS6, Policy CN9, Policy SD1, Policy EM11, Policy EM1, Policy EM10, Policy EM7, Policy HD1, Policy HA, Policy NE1, Policy NE2, Policy HD3, Policy HD4, Policy TTP1
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.