®Planning appeal decision
Land east of The Cedars , Ashford Hill Road , Headley, Hampshire, RG19 8FE
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
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).
Framework references: 11, 72
Plan policies cited: Policy EM1, Policy EM10, Policy EM4, Policy HD1, Policy L1, Policy NE1, Policy NE2
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.