®Planning appeal decision
Land Rear of Horns Farm House, Lower Common, Eversley Hook, RG27 0QU
Planning appeal 6003255 at Land Rear of Horns Farm House, Lower Common, Eversley Hook, RG27 0QU (Hart District Council) was dismissed on 2 April 2026 by Inspector Johnson B, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the development is habitats development and consequently whether the development is exempt from the grant of permission in principle.
Stage 1 Permission in Principle Application for 1x New Self-Build Dwelling
- Authority
- Hart District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Johnson B
- Postcode
- RG27 0QU
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the development is habitats development and consequently whether the development is exempt from the grant of permission in principle
- whether the location, proposed land use and amount of development are appropriate at this site
What decided it
The proposal constitutes habitats development exempted from permission in principle because it would have an adverse effect on the integrity of the Thames Basin Heaths Special Protection Area without appropriately secured mitigation measures.
The habitats development exemption under Article 5B(1) of the Order is determinative and prevents permission in principle being granted; the presumption in favour of sustainable development does not apply because paragraph 11d(i) is engaged due to the habitats site concern.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy NBE3 of the Hart Local Plan (Strategy & Sites) 2032Policy SD1 of the Hart Local PlanPolicy SS1 of the Hart Local PlanPolicy NBE1 of the Hart Local PlanPolicy GEN 1 of the Saved Policies of the Hart District Council Plan (Replacement) 1996-2006Saved Policy NRM6 of the South East Plan - Regional Spatial Strategy for the South East 2009
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 109Paragraph 110Paragraph 115Paragraph 129
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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