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Allowed13 February 20266002947

Highbank, Copse Lane, Long Sutton, Hampshire, RG29 1SX

Planning appeal 6002947 at Highbank, Copse Lane, Long Sutton, Hampshire, RG29 1SX (Hart District Council) was allowed on 13 February 2026 by Inspector Cahalane R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed development on the significance of the Long Sutton Conservation Area as a designated heritage asset.

demolition of part of a boundary wall, excavation of area comprising 6 metres by 7.5 metres to facilitate creation of access and electric vehicle charger

Authority
Hart District Council
Appeal type
householder · Householder (HAS)
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Householder developments
Inspector
Cahalane R
Postcode
RG29 1SX

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the proposed development on the significance of the Long Sutton Conservation Area as a designated heritage asset

What decided it

The public benefits of facilitating an electric vehicle charge point and providing off-street parking to improve highway safety outweighed the less than substantial harm to the conservation area's significance.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy CON8Policy NBE8Policy NBE9Policy GEN1
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 212Paragraph 213Paragraph 215Paragraph 168

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