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Dismissed22 May 20253359177

Land Adjacent to 25 Cowdray Park, Alton, Hampshire, GU34 2TT

Planning appeal 3359177 at Land Adjacent to 25 Cowdray Park, Alton, Hampshire, GU34 2TT (East Hampshire District Council) was dismissed on 22 May 2025 by Inspector Kay D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposals on the character and appearance of the area.

Detached dwelling and associated works

Authority
East Hampshire District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Kay D
Postcode
GU34 2TT

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of the proposals on the character and appearance of the area
  • the living conditions for future occupiers of the proposed dwelling with regards to space and privacy
  • parking provision

What decided it

The unacceptable living conditions for future occupiers resulting from the restricted external amenity space combined with the 3m high boundary treatment, together with the lack of parking provision within the application boundary, significantly and demonstrably outweighed the limited housing supply benefits.

The adverse impacts of the development on living conditions and parking provision significantly and demonstrably outweighed the limited benefits of providing one additional housing unit in a sustainable location, such that the presumption in favour of sustainable development did not apply.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy CP1Policy CP2Policy CP27Policy CP29Policy CP31Policy TR5
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 135Paragraph 11

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