®Planning appeal decision
Land to the north of Oakdene, College Lane, Ellisfield, RG25 2QF
the erection of two detached dwellings including siting and access
- Authority
- Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Cuthbert L
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposed development would provide a suitable location for housing, having regard to the development strategy for the area
- whether the proposal would provide opportunities for sustainable transport, accessibility to services and facilities and the transition to a low carbon future
- the effect of the proposed development on the landscape character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The adverse impacts of the proposed development, comprising significant landscape harm and failure to provide a sustainable location with accessible services and realistic transport choices, would significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits when assessed against the Framework policies taken as a whole.
The modest contribution to housing supply and moderate economic benefits were outweighed by the significant and long-lasting harm to landscape character and the failure to provide a sustainable location with accessible services and genuine transport mode choices, despite the Council's inability to demonstrate a five-year housing land supply.
Framework references: 11, 80, 83
Plan policies cited: Policy SS1, Policy SS6, Policy SD1, Policy CN9, Policy EM1, Policy EM10
Judgments cited: City and Country Bramshill v SSHCLG [2021] EWCA Civ 320
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