Pilcot Mill, Dogmersfield, Hampshire, Hook, RG27 8SX

Planning appeal 6002125 at Pilcot Mill, Dogmersfield, Hampshire, Hook, RG27 8SX (Hart District Council) was allowed on 27 May 2026 by Inspector Hall R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would preserve the Grade II listed building known as Pilcot Mill or any of the features of special architectural or historic interest that it possesses.

installation of a fish and eel pass within the spillway of Pilcot Mill

Authority: Hart District Council
Appeal type: other · Listed Building Consent & Conservation Area Consent Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: utilities-energy · Other minor developments
Inspector: Hall R
Postcode: RG27 8SX

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the proposal would preserve the Grade II listed building known as Pilcot Mill or any of the features of special architectural or historic interest that it possesses
The extent to which the proposal would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Dogmersfield Conservation Area

What decided it

The considerable ecological public benefits of improving fish and eel migration, achieving Water Framework Directive objectives, and enhancing biodiversity resilience outweighed the less than substantial harm to the listed building's significance.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy NBE8 of the Hart Local Plan (Strategy & Sites) 2032
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 212Paragraph 213Paragraph 215Paragraph 220

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