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Dismissed2 July 20253365050

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

Planning appeal 3365050 at Willow Cottage, Reading Road, Mattingley, Hook, Hampshire, RG27 8JU (Hart District Council) was dismissed on 2 July 2025 by Inspector Andrews M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: 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.

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
Postcode
RG27 8JU

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.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy GEN1 of the Hart Local Plan (Replacement) 1996-2006Policy NBE9 of the Hart Local Plan (Strategy and Sites) 2032
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 215

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