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Dismissed14 August 20253356378

Horse Paddock at Stoke Road, St Mary Bourne, Hampshire, SP11 6EL

Planning appeal 3356378 at Horse Paddock at Stoke Road, St Mary Bourne, Hampshire, SP11 6EL (Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council) was dismissed on 14 August 2025 by Inspector Wilson D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area, having regard to the sites location within the St Mary Bourne and Stoke Conservation Area, the settings of a nearby listed building and a non-designated heritage asset as well as whether it would conserve and enhance the landscape and scenic beauty of the North Wessex Downs National Landscape.

Change of use of agricultural land to residential to facilitate the creation of private amenity space to The Chapel

Authority
Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Change of use
Inspector
Wilson D
Postcode
SP11 6EL

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area, having regard to the sites location within the St Mary Bourne and Stoke Conservation Area, the settings of a nearby listed building and a non-designated heritage asset as well as whether it would conserve and enhance the landscape and scenic beauty of the North Wessex Downs National Landscape
  • the effect of the development on flood risk

What decided it

The development would cause less than substantial but considerable harm to the conservation area and heritage assets with no public benefits to outweigh this harm, and would be unsafe from flooding in a functional floodplain.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy EM1Policy EM10Policy EM7Policy EM11Policy P5Policy P7
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 187Paragraph 189Paragraph 170Paragraph 212Paragraph 213Paragraph 215Paragraph 216

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