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Dismissed19 June 20266005759

Land Adjoining Church Green Stables, Baughurst Road, Tadley, RG26 5LP

Planning appeal 6005759 at Land Adjoining Church Green Stables, Baughurst Road, Tadley, RG26 5LP (Basingstoke and Deane) was dismissed on 19 June 2026 by Inspector H Smith, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the site is suitable for residential development, having regard to its location, the proposed land use and the amount of development, with particular regard to the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area.

the erection of 2 no. dwellings

Authority
Basingstoke and Deane
Appeal type
minor · Planning
Procedure
Written
Development
residential
Inspector
H Smith
Postcode
RG26 5LP

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the site is suitable for residential development, having regard to its location, the proposed land use and the amount of development, with particular regard to the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area

What decided it

The material harm to the suitability of the site's location due to poor accessibility to services and sustainable transport, combined with significant harm to the character and appearance of the countryside, outweighs the benefits of housing delivery in circumstances of housing land supply shortfall.

The benefits of providing two dwellings and associated economic benefits were afforded limited weight; the adverse impacts of unsustainable location and significant harm to character and appearance significantly and demonstrably outweighed these benefits, such that the presumption in favour of development did not apply.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy SS1Policy SS6Policy SD1Policy CN9Policy EM1Policy EM10
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 84
Judgments
Braintree District Council v SSCLG & Others [2018] EWCA Civ 610

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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