®Planning appeal decision
Locksbridge Farm, Cufaude Lane, Bramley, Hampshire, RG26 5DL
to develop the site to provide two dwellings, each with a separate car port, bin/cycle store and landscaped garden space
- Authority
- Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Reeves K
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the appeal site is a suitable location for new residential development having regard to the requirements of the development plan and access to services and facilities
- the effect of the proposals on flood risk
- the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area (Appeal A only)
What decided it
The absence of a Sequential Test demonstrating that the development would be located in the area of lowest flood risk, combined with the site's poor accessibility and location outside the settlement boundary contrary to the spatial strategy, provided clear reasons for refusal that outweighed the modest housing benefits.
The modest housing benefits and efficient reuse of previously developed land were outweighed by the substantial harm arising from the site's unsuitable location in terms of accessibility and the failure to demonstrate compliance with flood risk policy, which conflicts with national and local planning objectives.
Framework references: 11
Plan policies cited: Policy SD1, Policy SS1, Policy SS6, Policy H1, Policy EM1, Policy EM7, Policy EM10, Policy D2, Policy RE1
Judgments cited: Substation Action Save East Suffolk; Watermill Bridge High Court judgment
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.