Four homes at Land Adjoining Broadacres Newbury Road, Headley, Thatcham

“Site Address Land Adjoining Broadacres Newbury Road Headley Thatcham Proposal Application for Permission in Principle for residential development comprising a minimum of 4 and a maximum of 4 dwellings…”

“Within the immediate surrounding area, a number of new dwellings have received planning permission. This includes a recently completed development of nine dwellings (19/00853/FUL) at the end of the private track / lane, with further planning permission granted at appeal for a further fourteen dwellings (21/03656/FUL) situated to the rear of the 9 completed dwellings.”

“The application site is located in the countryside to the north west of the settlement of Headley.”

“Access to the site is taken from an existing private track / lane off the A339. This track then diverges onto a secondary private access, which currently serves Broadacres and a recently permitted dwelling that is under construction (21/02861/TDC).”

“21.10.2020 21/02098/PIP Application for Permission in Principle for 1 no. residential unit Granted 04.08.2021 21/00380/TDC Application for Technical Details Consent for the erection of 1 no. dwelling, pursuant to Permission in Principle Approval Reference 19/03307/PIP Withdrawn 22.06.2021 21/02861/TDC Application for Technical Details Consent for the erection of 1 no.”

“Planning Permission in Principle was granted for a dwelling to the rear of Broadacres following an appeal, with subsequent Technical Details Consent approved in 2021. This permission has since been implemented on site, with foundations now visible. This consent is referred to within this report as the “Single PIP Approval.”

“It is noted that the Council is currently unable to demonstrate a 5-year housing land supply therefore the housing policies SS1 and SS6 are currently considered out of date and tilted balance is to be applied in accordance with paragraph 11d) of the NPPF. Nevertheless, the Policies SS1 and SS6 do carry weight albeit limited, Policy SD1 duplicates the requirements set out in paragraph 11d). This weighs in favour of the application.”

“The primary area of harm identified is that the proposed dwellings would be located outside of a defined settlement boundary and would therefore conflict with strategic housing policies that seek to direct new housing to more sustainable locations.”

“Consultee Comment Where in the report this is considered Biodiversity No objection – TDC would need to provide details iv - 6 Environmental Health No objection subject to conditions iv – 3 and 4”

“Group Comment Where in the report this is considered Ashford Hill with Headley Objection 1. Contrary to the PC’s Neighbourhood Plan 2. Lack of local amenities to support the development 3. Concerns regarding health & safety issues on surrounding highways 4. Loss of bio habitats due to development on a rural site 5. Development on a ‘Greenfield’ site i, ii, iii and iv Section 9 iv – 5”

“The Committee discussed the proposed application and acknowledged that, in the context of an application for Permission in Principle, Members were limited to considering matters relating to the location, land use, and amount of development proposed on the site.”

“It was highlighted that detailed matters, including the design, scale, layout, and appearance of the development, would be fully assessed at the Technical Details Consent stage, should Permission in Principle be granted.”

“RESOLVED that: the permission in principle be APPROVED subject to the informatives listed below:”

“This permission in principle (PIP) shall cease to have effect three years after the date of this Decision Notice. The Technical Details Consent (TDC) relating to the proposed development must be granted prior to the expiration of the PIP.”

“Details of how the housing mix provision is in accordance with the requirements of Policy CN3 of the Basingstoke and Deane Local Plan, the Housing Supplementary Planning Document (2018) the aims of the National Planning Policy Framework (December 2024).”