Land Adjacent To Harrow Drive, Headley, Hampshire, RG19 8FH

permission in principle for a single residential dwelling and associated access

Authority: Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Conde L

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area, having regard to its location, land use and the amount of development

What decided it

The proposal's unsympathetic siting and failure to reflect the established pattern of residential development, combined with its introduction of a more urbanising influence, causes significant harm to character and appearance that outweighs the modest housing benefits in an area with a housing shortfall.

The modest benefits of housing delivery and socio-economic benefits of a single dwelling, together with the Council's housing shortfall and the Framework's presumption in favour of sustainable development, were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the significant harm to character and appearance and conflict with design policies in the Framework and development plan

Framework references: 11

Plan policies cited: Policy EM1, Policy EM10, Policy L1, Policy HD3, Policy HD1

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