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Dismissed16 January 20266001008

Fairfield House, Ashford Hill Road, Goose Hill, Hampshire, RG19 8AU

Planning appeal 6001008 at Fairfield House, Ashford Hill Road, Goose Hill, Hampshire, RG19 8AU (Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council) was dismissed on 16 January 2026 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, opportunities for sustainable transport accessibility to services and facilities, and the transition to a low carbon future.

Erection of a lifetime dwelling on garden land

Authority
Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Cuthbert L
Postcode
RG19 8AU

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, opportunities for sustainable transport accessibility to services and facilities, and the transition to a low carbon future
  • whether the proposal would comply with local and national planning policy which seeks to steer new development away from areas at the highest risk of flooding
  • the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area

What decided it

The unacceptable risk from surface water flooding, combined with the site's isolated location remote from services, public transport and sustainable transport opportunities, meant the presumption in favour of sustainable development under paragraph 11(d) of the Framework was not engaged, and the identified harms outweighed the housing supply benefits.

Although the proposal would contribute to housing land supply and provide a lifetime dwelling on previously developed land, the unacceptable flood risk and unsuitability of location for housing meant the presumption in favour of sustainable development was not engaged under paragraph 11(d) of the Framework, and the material considerations did not outweigh the conflict with the development plan.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy SS6Policy CN9Policy SD1Policy SS1Policy EM7Policy EM1Policy EM10Policy HD1 of the Ashford Hill with Headley Neighbourhood Plan 2022-2029Policy L1 of the Ashford Hill with Headley Neighbourhood Plan 2022-2029Policy NE1 of the Ashford Hill with Headley Neighbourhood Plan 2022-2029
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 175
Judgments
Dartford Borough Council v The Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government & Ors [2017] EWCA Civ 141; Braintree District Council v Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government and others [2018] EWCA Civ 610; City & Country Bramshill Ltd v Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government & Ors [2021] EWCA Civ 32

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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