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Allowed19 August 20253363555

General, Geffreys House, London Road, Hook, Hampshire, RG27 9EF

Planning appeal 3363555 at General, Geffreys House, London Road, Hook, Hampshire, RG27 9EF (Hart District Council) was allowed on 19 August 2025 by Inspector Watson S, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: 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.

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
Postcode
RG27 9EF

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.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy HK11Policy HK12Policy NBE9Saved Policy GEN1Policy NBE8Policy H1Policy H1a)Policy H1d)Policy H2Policy INF1Policy INF3Policy NBE2
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 35

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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