®Planning appeal decision
General, Geffreys House, London Road, Hook, Hampshire, RG27 9EF
the demolition of 55 dwellings and the erection of 44 dwellings with associated landscaping, parking and infrastructure
- Authority
- Hart District Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Watson S
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- In light of the eventual extent of common ground between the Council and Appellant, the main issue is whether there are any other considerations that might indicate that the appeal should be dismissed.
What decided it
The severe shortfall in housing land supply (1.8 years) triggered the tilted balance, and the substantial benefits of the scheme were found to significantly and demonstrably outweigh the limited harm to character and appearance.
The very substantial weight given to the scheme's benefits (housing mix improvement, infrastructure contributions, biodiversity net gain, economic benefits and brownfield reuse) outweighed the moderate weight given to the harm to character and appearance, so the tilted balance favoured allowing the appeal.
Framework references: 11, 35
Plan policies cited: Policy HK11, Policy HK12, Policy NBE9, Saved Policy GEN1, Policy NBE8, Policy H1, Policy H1a), Policy H1d), Policy H2, Policy INF1, Policy INF3, Policy NBE2
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.