®Planning appeal decision
Land to the North of Oakdene, College Lane, Ellisfield, RG25 2QF
Planning appeal 6000638 at Land to the North of Oakdene, College Lane, Ellisfield, RG25 2QF (Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council) was dismissed on 16 December 2025 by Inspector Cuthbert L, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposed development would provide a suitable location for housing, having regard to the development strategy for the area.
the erection of two detached dwellings including siting and access
- 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.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy SS1Policy SS6Policy SD1Policy CN9Policy EM1Policy EM10
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 80Paragraph 83
- Judgments
- City and Country Bramshill v SSHCLG [2021] EWCA Civ 320
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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