®Planning appeal decision
Amethyst Fields, Crookham Village, Fleet, Hampshire, GU51 5SS
construction of two- bedroom, self-build and custom build dwelling (following demolition of stables and storage buildings)
- Authority
- Hart District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Nicholls H
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the location of the development accords with local policies relating to the provision of new housing
- the effects of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
- the effects of the proposal on designated heritage assets
- the effects of the proposal on the TBH SPA
What decided it
The totality of harms to character and appearance and heritage significance, when assessed against the modest benefits of a single self-build dwelling in a location with acknowledged housing shortfall, significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits such that the presumption in favour of sustainable development did not apply.
The modest public benefits of delivering a single self-build dwelling and limited economic benefits were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the totality of adverse impacts comprising effects on character and appearance and less than substantial harm to heritage assets, such that the presumption in favour of sustainable development did not apply.
Framework references: 11
Plan policies cited: Policy SS1, Policy NBE1, Policy NBE2, Policy NBE3, Policy NBE8, Policy SB01, Policy GEN1, Policy CON23, Policy BE03, Policy PA01, Policy NRM6
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.