®Planning appeal decision
Weybrook View, Aldermaston Road, Sherborne St John, Basingstoke, RG24 9JY
erection of 2 no. commercial buildings for a flexible use (Class E or B8) and change of use of land from agricultural to storage
- Authority
- Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- employment-industrial · Minor general industry/storage/warehousing
- Inspector
- Wilson D
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
- the effect of the proposed development on highway safety
- the effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers with regard to noise and disturbance
- the effect of the proposed development on flood risk
- the effect of the proposed development on biodiversity
What decided it
The proposed development would cause unacceptable harm to the character and appearance of the area by introducing commercial storage use into an open landscape adjacent to the North Wessex Downs National Landscape, which could not be adequately mitigated.
Framework references: 187, 189, 116, 170, 135
Plan policies cited: Policy EM1, Policy EP4, Policy EM10, Policy 3, Policy CN9, Policy EM12, Policy EM7, Policy EM4, Policy 6
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.