®Planning appeal decision
Land at Penwood Grange, Penwood Drove, Penwood, Highclere, Hampshire, RG20 9EW
erection of a detached dwelling and garage/office with associated parking and amenity areas within the curtilage of Penwood Grange, to be accessed from an existing vehicular access and driveway off Penwood Drove
- Authority
- Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Gravett R
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed development would provide a suitable location for housing, having regards to national policy, the development strategy for the area, proximity or access to services, facilities and opportunities for sustainable transport, and the transition to a low carbon future
What decided it
The absence of adequate access to services and facilities and the lack of genuine choice of transport modes other than the private car, combined with the substantial weight given to conflicts with Framework policies on sustainable transport, significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits of housing delivery despite the shortfall in housing supply.
The moderate benefits of housing delivery and small-site contribution, together with design quality and landscape conservation, were outweighed by the substantial harm arising from the location's unsustainability and dependence on private car travel, contrary to Framework policies on sustainable development and transport.
Framework references: 11, 83, 84, 110
Plan policies cited: Policy SS6, Policy CN9, Policy SD1
Judgments cited: Braintree DC v SSCLG, Greyread Ltd & Granville Developments Ltd [2018] EWCA Civ 610; City & County Bramshill Ltd v SSHLG & others [2021] EWCA Civ 320
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