®Planning appeal decision
2 Tan House Cottages Ashford Hill Road, Headley, Thatcham, RG19 8AP
Planning appeal 3355059 at 2 Tan House Cottages Ashford Hill Road, Headley, Thatcham, RG19 8AP (Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council) was dismissed on 1 July 2025 by Inspector Aqbal M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: 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.
erection of a new 3-bedroom dwelling with associated landscaping
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Aqbal M
- Postcode
- RG19 8AP
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.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy SS1Policy SS6Policy CN9Policy SD1Policy EM11Policy EM1Policy EM10Policy EM7Policy HD1Policy HAPolicy NE1Policy NE2Policy HD3Policy HD4Policy TTP1
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11
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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