Willow Cottage, Reading Road, Mattingley, Hook, Hampshire, RG27 8JU

demolition of the existing garage and erection of a triple garage, study and gym with a second study within the roofspace

Authority: Hart District Council
Appeal type: householder · Householder (HAS)
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Householder developments
Inspector: Andrews M

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area, and on the character and setting of Willow Cottage, which is a Grade II listed building

What decided it

The inappropriate utilitarian and urban appearance of the triple garage design, combined with its excessive scale relative to the existing structure and its harmful effect on the character and setting of the Grade II listed building, with no identified public benefits to justify the harm.

Framework references: 215

Plan policies cited: Policy GEN1 of the Hart Local Plan (Replacement) 1996-2006, Policy NBE9 of the Hart Local Plan (Strategy and Sites) 2032

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