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Allowed11 November 20253369039

Land East of The Cedars , Ashford Hill Road , Headley, Hampshire, RG19 8FE

Planning appeal 3369039 at Land East of The Cedars , Ashford Hill Road , Headley, Hampshire, RG19 8FE (Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council) was allowed on 11 November 2025 by Inspector Wilson D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area.

Full planning permission for the erection of 8 dwellings including affordable housing, together with access, parking, landscaping and any other associated works and infrastructure

Authority
Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Wilson D
Postcode
RG19 8FE

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 biodiversity

What decided it

The Council's inability to demonstrate a 5-year supply of deliverable housing sites (only 2.78 years) triggered the tilted balance under NPPF paragraph 11(d), and the significant benefits of housing delivery, including affordable housing provision, outweighed the moderate harm to biodiversity from the lack of a 20m buffer zone.

The conflict with Policy EM4 on biodiversity (moderate weight against) and loss of greenfield site (limited weight against) were outweighed by the significant benefits of housing delivery in a context of substantial undersupply and the provision of three affordable homes, applying the tilted balance under NPPF paragraph 11(d).

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy EM1Policy EM10Policy EM4Policy HD1Policy L1Policy NE1Policy NE2
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 72

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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