®Planning appeal decision
Land Adjacent to Gibbys Farm, Land At Os Ref 458250 159651, Church Road , Browninghill Green Baughurst, Hampshire, RG26 5JZ
Planning appeal 3357883 at Land Adjacent to Gibbys Farm, Land At Os Ref 458250 159651, Church Road , Browninghill Green Baughurst, Hampshire, RG26 5JZ (Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council) was allowed on 11 September 2025 by Inspector Cuthbert L, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposed development would provide a suitable location for housing, having regard to the development strategy for the area.
erection of two detached dwellings with new vehicular access and associated parking
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Cuthbert L
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.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy SS1Policy SS6Policy CN9Policy EM1Policy EM4Policy EM10
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 48Paragraph 61Paragraph 66Paragraph 84Paragraph 91
- Judgments
- Schneck v SSHCLG & West Berkshire DC [2022] EWHC 3335 (Admin); R (SPVRG Ltd) v Pembrokeshire CC [2022] EWHC 143 (Admin); Mansell v Tonbridge and Malling BC & others [2017] EWCA Civ 1314; Gambone v SSCLG
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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