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Dismissed20 January 20266001461

Land Southwest of Upton Grey, Weston Road, Upton Grey, RG25 2RJ

Planning appeal 6001461 at Land Southwest of Upton Grey, Weston Road, Upton Grey, RG25 2RJ (Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council) was dismissed on 20 January 2026 by Inspector Tivey C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the appeal proposal upon the character and appearance of the area and within the wider landscape of which it forms part.

for the siting of a dog exercise paddock with access and parking, including the erection of fencing

Authority
Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
leisure-sport · Other minor developments
Inspector
Tivey C

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the appeal proposal upon the character and appearance of the area and within the wider landscape of which it forms part

What decided it

The arbitrarily located paddock and associated development would appear as an alien feature within the open rural countryside, causing detrimental harm to the character and appearance of the area contrary to local plan policies requiring development to be sympathetic to landscape character and the NPPF requirement to recognise the intrinsic character and beauty of the countryside.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy EP4Policy EM1Policy EM10
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 88Paragraph 187

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