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Allowed10 February 20266001167

Land at Harroway Organic Farm Site 1, Kingsclere Road, Whitchurch, Hampshire, RG28 7QB

Planning appeal 6001167 at Land at Harroway Organic Farm Site 1, Kingsclere Road, Whitchurch, Hampshire, RG28 7QB (Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council) was allowed on 10 February 2026 by Inspector Wilson D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the sites are suitable for residential development, having regard to location, the proposed land use and the amount of development.

3-bedroom Dwellling with access from existing farm Shop and Dwelling access from the Kingsclere Road

Authority
Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Wilson D
Postcode
RG28 7QB

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the sites are suitable for residential development, having regard to location, the proposed land use and the amount of development

What decided it

Appeal A: the site's status as previously developed land and its location within a meaningful cluster of dwellings with access to sustainable transport options; Appeal B: the inability to secure nutrient mitigation measures at the permission in principle stage, rendering the proposal habitats development outside the remit of that consent route.

Appeal A: the suitability of the site for residential development in terms of location and sustainability outweighed any other considerations at the permission in principle stage; Appeal B: no balancing exercise undertaken as the proposal fell outside the remit of permission in principle.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy SS1Policy SS6Policy CN9
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 84Paragraph 110Paragraph 115Paragraph 129
Judgments
Braintree DC v SSCLG, Greyread Ltd & Granville Developments Ltd [2018] EWCA Civ 610; City & Country Bramshill Limited v SSHCLG and others [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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