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Fir Tree Farm, Pamber Road, Charter Alley, Tadley, RG26 5PZ
Planning appeal 3361220 at Fir Tree Farm, Pamber Road, Charter Alley, Tadley, RG26 5PZ (Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council) was allowed on 19 June 2025 by Inspector Wilson D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Appeal A: whether the proposed development would be appropriately located having regard to development plan Policies.
partial removal of existing agricultural barn and erection of detached dwelling; with associated garaging, turning, landscaping, private amenity space and creation of new access point
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Wilson D
- Postcode
- RG26 5PZ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Appeal A: whether the proposed development would be appropriately located having regard to development plan Policies
- Appeal B: whether the proposed development would be appropriately located having regard to development plan Policies, and the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The Council's inability to demonstrate a five-year housing land supply, which triggered the tilted balance under NPPF paragraph 11(d), and the conclusion that the benefits of housing supply contribution and economic benefits significantly and demonstrably outweighed the conflict with Policies SS1 and SS6.
The conflict with Policies SS1 and SS6 was afforded limited weight due to the out-of-date development plan and housing land supply shortfall; the proposed development's contribution to housing supply and economic benefits were afforded significant weight and outweighed the limited weight given to policy conflict.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy SS1Policy SS6Policy EM1Policy EM10
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 72Paragraph 82Paragraph 110Paragraph 135
- Judgments
- Braintree DC v SSCLG [2018]; Bramshill v SSHCLG [2021]
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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