Land adjacent to Gibbys Farm, Land At OS Ref 458250 159651, Church Road , Browninghill Green Baughurst, Hampshire, RG26 5JZ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

• whether the proposed development would provide a suitable location for housing, having regard to the development strategy for the area
• whether the proposal would provide for opportunities for sustainable transport, accessibility to services and facilities and the transition to a low carbon future
• the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
• whether the proposal would make adequate provision for Biodiversity Net Gain
• the effect of the proposal on protected species, notably Great Crested Newts

What decided it

The Council's inability to demonstrate a five-year housing land supply, which engaged paragraph 11 of the Framework and meant that the benefits of housing delivery and the fallback position outweighed the conflict with the development plan.

The conflict with the development strategy and sustainability policies (moderate weight) was outweighed by the significant weight given to housing delivery in the context of a 2.78-year supply shortfall, the moderate weight of economic and social benefits, and the material consideration of the extant fallback permission for 2 dwellings on the same site.