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Allowed26 May 20263375485

Land North Of Whitchurch Station, Whitchurch, RG28 7ED

Planning appeal 3375485 at Land North Of Whitchurch Station, Whitchurch, RG28 7ED (Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council) was allowed on 26 May 2026 by Inspector Jones G, following an inquiry. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed development would accord with Policy SS11 of the Basingstoke and Deane Local Plan 2011-2029.

construction of a surface car park; landscape buffer planting and screening; SUDS; erection of single cafe unit (class E); fast-charging EV points; cycle parking facilities; creation of vehicular access pedestrian footpath to station platform

Authority
Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council
Appeal type
major · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Inquiry
Development
other · Major retail and services
Inspector
Jones G

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the proposed development would accord with Policy SS11 of the Basingstoke and Deane Local Plan 2011-2029
  • Whether it amounts to major development in the terms of paragraph 190 of the National Planning Policy Framework
  • The proposed development's effect on trees, including those subject to Tree Preservation Order
  • Its overall effect on the North Wessex Downs National Landscape
  • Whether any harm that might result from the development would be outweighed by other considerations

What decided it

The scheme's compliance with Local Plan Policy SS11 and the finding that its benefits (sustainable transport, biodiversity net gain, landscape improvements) comfortably outweighed the moderate residual landscape and visual harm.

The benefits of the scheme—support for rail travel as a sustainable mode of transport, biodiversity net gain and native tree planting, and landscape/visual benefits relative to the Council's favoured approach—would comfortably outweigh the residual moderate landscape and visual harm and the alleged policy conflict, including in respect of Policy SS11.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy SS11Policy EM1Policy EM10Policy LD3Policy LD2
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 190Paragraph 187Paragraph 189

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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