®Planning appeal decision
LAND AT HARROWAY ORGANIC FARM SITE 1, KINGSCLERE ROAD, WHITCHURCH, Hampshire, RG28 7QB
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
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.
Framework references: 84, 110, 115, 129
Plan policies cited: Policy SS1, Policy SS6, Policy CN9
Judgments cited: 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
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.