®Planning appeal decision
Harewarren Farm, Chalky Lane, Dogmersfield, Hook, Hampshire, RG27 8TG
Planning appeal 3359381 at Harewarren Farm, Chalky Lane, Dogmersfield, Hook, Hampshire, RG27 8TG (Hart District Council) was dismissed on 16 September 2025 by Inspector Thandi B, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the site is an appropriate location for new housing having regard to local and national planning policies.
demolition of existing buildings and construction of 7 dwellings (2 x four bed, 3 x 3 bed, 2 x 2 bed), garages, stores and landscaping
- Authority
- Hart District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Thandi B
- Postcode
- RG27 8TG
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the site is an appropriate location for new housing having regard to local and national planning policies
- The effect of the proposed development upon the character and appearance of the area including the effect upon the setting of registered park and garden Dogmersfield Park
- The effect of the proposed development upon the provision of employment land
- The effect upon protected species with regard to great crested newts
What decided it
The less-than-substantial but considerable harm to the setting of the Grade II listed Dogmersfield Park, a designated heritage asset of particular importance, which was not outweighed by the public benefits of housing delivery and could not be mitigated by landscaping conditions.
The harm to the heritage asset setting and character and appearance, combined with conflict with development plan policies on location and previously developed land, significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits of seven dwellings and housing supply contribution; the tilted balance did not apply due to heritage asset protection under NPPF footnote 7.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy SS1Policy NBE1Policy DNP1Policy NDE2Policy NDE8Policy NDE9Policy GEN1Policy DNP6Policy ED2Policy NBE4Policy DNP7
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 110Paragraph 212Paragraph 213Paragraph 215
- Judgments
- Morge v Hampshire County Council [2011] UKSC 2
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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