®Planning appeal decision
Land to the South of Hillside/ Land Adjacent to The Orchard, Highclere, Hollington Cross, RG20 9SD
Planning appeal 6004080 at Land to the South of Hillside/ Land Adjacent to The Orchard, Highclere, Hollington Cross, RG20 9SD (Basingstoke and Deane) was dismissed on 19 June 2026 by Inspector N Robinson, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposal is in a suitable location for housing, having regard to the spatial strategy of the development plan and access to services.
erection of a four-bed residential dwelling with access, parking, landscaping and associated works
- Authority
- Basingstoke and Deane
- Appeal type
- Planning
- Procedure
- Written
- Development
- residential
- Inspector
- N Robinson
- Postcode
- RG20 9SD
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal is in a suitable location for housing, having regard to the spatial strategy of the development plan and access to services
- whether the proposal makes adequate provision for BNG and its monitoring
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area including the scenic beauty of the North Wessex Downs National Landscape
What decided it
The adverse impacts of the unsustainable location (requiring private vehicle dependency) and inadequate biodiversity net gain provision significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits of delivering one dwelling.
The significant weight afforded to housing delivery and economic benefits was outweighed by the significant weight given to conflict with sustainable transport policies and biodiversity net gain requirements, resulting in the adverse impacts significantly and demonstrably outweighing the benefits when assessed against the Framework as a whole.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy SS1Policy SS6Policy SD1Policy EM4Policy EM1Policy EM10
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 84Paragraph 11Paragraph 15Paragraph 9
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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