Basingstoke & Dean Borough Council
Councillors:
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Meetings (2025):
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Meeting
Development Control Committee - Basingstoke & Dean
Meeting Times
Scheduled Time
Start:
Wednesday, 12th November 2025
6:30 PM
Wednesday, 12th November 2025
6:30 PM
End:
Wednesday, 12th November 2025
9:30 PM
Wednesday, 12th November 2025
9:30 PM
Meeting Status
Status:
Confirmed
Confirmed
Date:
12 Nov 2025
12 Nov 2025
Location:
Council Chamber - Deanes
Council Chamber - Deanes
Webcast:
Available
Available
Meeting Attendees
Reserve
Vice-Chair of the Licensing Committee
Reserve
Chair of the Human Resources Committee
Committee Member
Vice-Chair of the Resources Committee
Officer
Assistant Planning Manager
Katherine Fitzherbert-Green
Expected
Committee Member
Reserve
Deputy Leader of the Labour Group and Chair of the Environment and Infrastructure Committee
Chair
Chair of Development Control Committee
Vice-Chair
Vice-Chair of Development Control Committee
Committee Member
Reserve
Leader of the Conservative Group
Agenda
1
Apologies for absence and substitutions
Minutes
There were no apologies for absence.
2
Declarations of interest
Minutes
Councillor Grassi declared an interest on Item 6 – Determination of T/00402/24/TPO and stood down from the Committee for that item.
3
Urgent matters
To consider any items of business, other than those shown on this agenda and which, by reason of special circumstances to be stated at the meeting, in the opinion of the Chairman, should be considered at the meeting as a matter of urgency
Minutes
There were no urgent matters.
4
Minutes of the meeting held on the 24th September and 8th October 2025
The Chair will move that the minutes of the meetings held on the 24th September and the 8th October 2025 be signed as a correct record.
The only part of the minutes that can be discussed is their accuracy.
The only part of the minutes that can be discussed is their accuracy.
Attachments:
- Document Minutes of the meeting held on the 24th September 2025 31 Oct 2025
- Document Minutes of the meeting held on the 8th October 2025 31 Oct 2025
Minutes
The Chair confirmed that the minutes of the meetings on the 24th September and 8th October 2025 were confirmed by the Committee as a correct record.
5
Applications for planning permission and public participation thereon
This report details the planning applications to the Committee for consideration and decision.
Contact Officer: Planning and Development Manager
Wards Affected: Evingar, Sherborne St John & Rooksdown, Tadley & Pamber
Contact Officer: Planning and Development Manager
Wards Affected: Evingar, Sherborne St John & Rooksdown, Tadley & Pamber
Attachments:
- Document Report 31 Oct 2025
- Document Index 31 Oct 2025
- Document Applications 31 Oct 2025
- Document DCC Update Paper Front Sheet - 12 November 2025 31 Oct 2025
- Document DCC Update Paper - 12 November 2025 31 Oct 2025
Minutes
The following Public Participation took place:
Interest
Name
Item No./Topic
Parish Council
Mr Rowley
Item 1 - 24/00752/FUL
Support
Mr Coward
Item 1 - 24/00752/FUL
Support
Mr Lasseter
Item 2 - 24/01303/FUL
Support
Ms O’Ferrall
Item 2 - 24/01303/FUL
Objector
Mr Eveleigh
Item 3 - 25/01118/TDC
Support
Mr Pettitt
Item 3 - 25/01118/TDC
Item 1 - 24/00752/FUL: Erection of 4 no. 3 bed dwellings (2 no. pairs of semi-detached dwellings) with parking and amenity space. Site The Grange Nursing Home Vyne Road Sherborne St John Hampshire
The Committee considered the report set out on pages of 73 of 126 of the agenda with the further material set out on the addendum sheet and other matters discussed at the meeting.
The Committee discussed the proposed application which resulted in mixed views.
It was acknowledged that the site was located on previously developed land and although the dwellings could be accommodated the plot size was limited. Some members felt the dwellings would be slightly cramped with small gardens.
The number of trees that would be felled on site and the deficit in relation to biodiversity net gain, specifically a 90.74% loss in habitat units and a 63.3% gain in hedgerow units was a concern to Members. It was recognised that there was a mandated condition on the application that a Biodiversity Gain Plan had to be submitted and approved by the Planning Authority and would be secured through the Section 106 agreement.
It was highlighted that there were objections received from the Landscape Officer and Historic Environment. However, on balance various Members considered there was less than substantial harm to the conservation area and the benefits of the scheme outweighed the harm.
Members believed there were no sufficient planning reasons to refuse the application.
RESOLVED that: the application be APPROVED and the applicant be invited to enter into a legal agreement (in accordance with the Community Infrastructure Levy Regulations 2010 and Policy EM4 of the Basingstoke and Deane Local Plan 2016-2029 and SSJ Policy 6 of the Sherborne St John Neighbourhood Plan 2011-2029 between the applicant and the Borough Council to secure:
Significant on-site biodiversity net gain enhancements
Should the requirements set out above not be satisfactorily secured, then the Planning and Development Manager be delegated to REFUSE permission for appropriate reasons.
On completion of the legal agreement the Planning and Development Manager be delegated to grant planning permission subject to the recommended conditions.
subject to the following conditions and informatives:-
Conditions
1 The development hereby permitted shall be carried out in accordance with the following approved plans:
Location Plan - NA-24013-PL-101 Rev A – Existing Location and Site Plan
Proposed Elevations, Floor and Roof Plans - NA-24013-PL-201
NA-24013-PL-102 Rev B – Proposed Site Plan Details and Photos
NA-24013-PL-201 – Proposed Elevations, Floor and Roof Plans
REASON: For the avoidance of doubt and in the interests of proper planning.
2 The development hereby permitted shall be begun before the expiration of 3 years from the date of this planning permission.
REASON: To comply with Section 91 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 and to prevent an accumulation of unimplemented planning permissions.
3 No development shall take place (including any works of demolition, site clearance and preparation), until a Construction Method Statement has been submitted to, and approved in writing by, the Local Planning Authority. The approved statement shall include scaled drawings illustrating the provision for –
1) The parking of site operatives and visitor’s vehicles.
2) Loading and unloading of plant and materials.
3) Management of construction traffic and access routes.
4) Storage of plant and materials used in constructing the development.
5) Wheel washing facilities.
The development shall then be carried out in accordance with the approved details.
REASON: Details are required prior to commencement because insufficient information has been submitted with the application in this regard In the interests of highway safety in accordance with Policies CN9 and EM10 of the Basingstoke and Deane Local Plan 2011-2029.
4 No works pursuant to this permission shall commence (including any works of demolition, site clearance and preparation) until there has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority:
(a) a desk top study carried out by a competent person documenting all the previous and existing land uses of the site and adjacent land in accordance with national guidance as set out in Contaminated Land Research Report Nos. 2 and 3 and BS10175:2011; and,
(b) a site investigation report documenting the ground conditions of the site and incorporating chemical and gas analysis identified as being appropriate by the desk study in accordance with BS10175:2011- Investigation of Potentially Contaminated Sites - Code of Practice; and
(c) a detailed scheme for remedial works and measures to be undertaken to avoid risk from contaminants/or gases when the site is developed (including radon protection measures if deemed necessary). The scheme must include a timetable of works and site management procedures and the nomination of a competent person to oversee the implementation of the works. The scheme must ensure that the site will not qualify as contaminated land under Part IIA of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 and if necessary proposals for future maintenance and monitoring.
Important note: Unless part (a) identifies significant contamination, it may transpire that part (a) is sufficient to satisfy this condition, meaning parts (b) and (c) need not be subsequently carried out. This would need to be agreed in writing by the Local Planning Authority.
If during any works contamination is encountered which has not been previously identified it should be reported immediately to the Local Planning Authority. The additional contamination shall be fully assessed and an appropriate remediation scheme, agreed in writing with the Local Planning Authority. This must be conducted in accordance with DEFRA and the Environment Agency’s ‘Model Contamination Land Guidance’ October 2019 (at www.gov.uk/contaminated-land). The development shall continue in accordance with the approved remediation scheme.
REASON: Details are required in the absence of accompanying the application, to ensure that risks from land contamination to the future users of the land and neighbouring land are minimised, together with those to controlled waters, property and ecological systems, and to ensure that the development can be carried out safely without unacceptable risks to workers, neighbours and other offsite receptors in accordance with Policy EM12 of the Basingstoke and Deane Local Plan 2011-2029.
5 The development hereby permitted shall not be occupied/brought into use until there has been submitted to the Local Planning Authority verification by the competent person approved under the provisions of condition 4(c) that any remediation scheme required and approved under the provisions of condition 4(c) has been implemented fully in accordance with the approved details (unless varied with the written agreement of the Local Planning Authority in advance of implementation). Such verification shall comprise:
as built drawings of the implemented scheme; and
photographs of the remediation works in progress; and
Certificates demonstrating that imported and/or material left in situ is free of contamination.
Thereafter the scheme shall be monitored and maintained in accordance with the scheme approved under condition 4(c).
REASON: To ensure that risks from land contamination to the future users of the land and neighbouring land are minimised, together with those to controlled waters, property and ecological systems, and to ensure that the development can be carried out safely without unacceptable risks to workers, neighbours and other offsite receptors in accordance with Policy EM12 of the Basingstoke and Deane Local Plan 2011-2029.
6 No development shall take place (including any works of demolition, site clearance and preparation), until a Construction Environmental Management Plan (CEMP) has been submitted to and agreed in writing by the Local Planning Authority that outlines the measures to be taken to avoid and/or mitigate demolition and construction impacts on important habitats and species. The CEMP should cover (but not necessarily be limited to) the following: ?
Pollution control (e.g., chemicals, dust, sediment, debris)
Storage and disposal of fuel/chemicals and waste
Details of biosecurity to avoid contaminants and/or invasive non-native species entering the site and nearby watercourses
Protection of adjacent semi-natural habitats
Visual/noise/vibrational impacts to species
Protection of riverbanks
The development hereby approved shall proceed in accordance with the approved CEMP.
REASON: Details are required prior to commencement because insufficient information has been submitted with the application in this regard to meet requirements under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (as amended), the Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006, and Policy EM4 of the Local Plan 2011-2029.
7 Notwithstanding the information shown on the approved drawings, no development above slab level shall commence on site until details of materials and finishes have been submitted to and approved by the Local Planning Authority in writing. The submitted details should include physical samples, including on-site sample panels as applicable. These requirements include provision of information relating to:
the material, size, texture, colour, profile, and source of the bricks;
combined with the above, the material, size, texture, colour, profile, and source of the jointing mortar;
the material, size, texture, colour, profile, and source of cladding materials;
the material, size, texture, colour, profile, and source of roofing materials;
materials and finishes to be used in the detailing of valleys, ridges and eaves;
the proposed rainwater goods.
The works shall then proceed in strict accordance with the approved details.
REASON: Details are required because insufficient information has been submitted with the application in this regard to ensure preservation of the significance and/or setting of a heritage asset and to ensure the development is enacted to a high design standard in accordance with Policies EM10 and EM11 of the Basingstoke and Deane Local Plan 2011-2029, SSJ Policies 3, 4 and 9 of the Sherborne St John Neighbourhood Plan 2011-2029, the Basingstoke and Deane Design and Sustainability Supplementary Planning Document (2018) and Heritage Supplementary Planning Document (2019) and the guidance contained within Sections 12 and 16 of the National Planning Policy Framework (2024).
8 Notwithstanding, and in addition to, the information shown on the approved drawings, there shall be no installation of the fenestration until full working details of all windows and external doors and related joinery have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. Details shall include annotated elevations, sections and plans which are referenced to the approved plans. These details shall illustrate the nature of materials and finishes, framing elements, glazing, glazing units, glazing bars, and methods of opening. Drawings shall be at a minimum scale of 1:20 and with details at 1:5. The works shall then proceed in strict accordance with the approved details.
REASON: Details are required prior to installation of the windows and doors to ensure preservation of the significance and/or setting of a heritage asset and to ensure the development is enacted to a high design standard in accordance with Policies EM10 and EM11 of the Basingstoke and Deane Local Plan 2011-2029, SSJ Policies 3, 4 and 9 of the Sherborne St John Neighbourhood Plan 2011-2029, the guidance contained within Sections 12 and 16 of the National Planning Policy Framework (2024), and the Basingstoke and Deane Design and Sustainability Supplementary Planning Document (2018 ) and Heritage Supplementary Planning Document (2019).
9 No development shall take place on site above slab level for the proposed properties until there has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority a scheme of hard and soft landscaping, informed by the approved plans as listed in condition 1 and the drawing titled 'Topographic survey - proposed site layout' (reference: 23/104), which shall specify as a minimum:
species, planting sizes, spacing and numbers of trees/shrubs to be planted (including replacement trees where appropriate);
details of boundary treatments which should comprise hedgerows with supporting fences to be installed to demarcate the curtilages of the properties;
hard surfacing details demonstrating that provision has been made to direct run-off water from any hard surface to a permeable or porous area or surface within the curtilage of the development;
implementation and maintenance programme detailing all operations to be carried out in order to allow successful establishment of planting.
The approved soft landscaping works approved shall be carried out in the first planting and seeding seasons following the first occupation of the building(s) or when the use hereby permitted is commenced. The approved hard landscaping works shall be implemented prior to first occupation of each dwelling and first use of the new parking area. Any trees or plants which, within a period of 5 years from the date of planting, die, are removed or become seriously damaged or diseased shall be replaced in the next planting season with others of similar size and species.
REASON: Details are required prior to works above slab level because insufficient information has been submitted with the application in this regard, to improve the appearance of the site in the interests of visual amenity in accordance with Policies EM1, EM10 and EM11 of the Basingstoke and Deane Local Plan 2011-2029.
10 The dwellings shall not be occupied until all areas indicated to be used for vehicles (i.e. access, parking and turning) and pedestrians on the approved plan titled ‘Proposed Site Plan (drawing no reference: NA-24013-PL-102 Rev B) for both the new dwellings and The Grange nursing home have been laid out with a drained surface. The parking Provision shall be made to direct run-off water from the surface to a permeable or porous area or surface within the curtilage of the development. The car parking and turning facilities shall thereafter be maintained without obstruction for the lifetime of the development and shall be used for no other purpose.
REASON: To ensure adequate provision for surface water drainage and in the interests of highway safety in accordance with Policies CN9 and EM10 of the Basingstoke and Deane Local Plan 2011-2029.
11 No development hereby permitted shall take place except in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Council’s Organisational Licence (WML-OR134, or a ‘Further Licence’) and with the proposals detailed on plan “The Grange Nursing Home: Impact plan for great crested newt District Licensing (Version 1)", dated 5th August 2024.
REASON: In order to ensure that adverse impacts on great crested newts are adequately mitigated and to ensure that site works are delivered in full compliance with the organisational licence (WML-OR134, or a ‘Further Licence’), , Circular 06/2005, the Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006, Policy EM4 of the Basingstoke and Deane Local Plan 2011-2029, SSJ Policy 6 of the Sherborne St John Neighbourhood Plan 2011-2029 and Section 15 of the National Planning Policy Framework (2024).
12 Tree protection measures, including fencing, ground protection, supervision, working procedures and special engineering solutions shall be carried out in accordance with the Arboricultural report dated 10th January 2025 as submitted by Simon Pryce Arboriculture and titled 'Arboricultural Impact Assessment, Method Statement and Tree Protection Plan' (Reference: 23/104/2) and the drawing titled ‘Topographic survey - proposed site and tree protection plan (TPP)’ (Reference: 23/104 dated 10th January 2025). Tree protection fencing, and ground protection shall be erected prior to any site activity starting and maintained throughout the external construction works of the development, including the laying out of the revised car park to The Grange. The development shall be carried out in complete accordance with the approved Method Statement and Tree Protection Plan.
REASON: To ensure that the trees to be retained are in a safe and healthy condition to the benefit of the local amenities and the enhancement of the development itself in accordance with Policies EM1, EM4 and EM10 of the Basingstoke and Deane Local Plan 2011- 2029.
13 No work relating to the construction of the development hereby approved, including works of demolition or preparation prior to operations, or internal painting or fitting out, shall take place before the hours of 0730 nor after 1800 Monday to Friday, before the hours of 0800 nor after 1300 Saturdays nor on Sundays or recognised public holidays.
REASON: To protect the amenities of the occupiers of nearby properties during the construction period and in accordance Policy EM10 and EM12 of the Basingstoke and Deane Local Plan 2011-2029.
14 No deliveries of construction materials or plant and machinery and no removal of any spoil from the site shall take place before the hours of 0730 nor after 1800 Monday to Friday, before the hours of 0800 nor after 1300 Saturdays nor on Sundays or recognised public or bank holidays.
REASON: To protect the amenities of the occupiers of nearby properties during the construction period and in accordance with Policy EM10 and EM12 of the Basingstoke and Deane Local Plan 2011-2029.
15 The properties hereby permitted shall not be occupied until each property has provision within its curtilage for secure cycle parking facilities for 2 long and 1 short stay places. The cycle storage shall thereafter be retained and maintained in perpetuity.
REASON: To improve provision for cyclists and discourage the use of the private car wherever possible and in accordance with Policies CN9 and EM10 of the Basingstoke and Deane Local Plan 2011- 2029.
16 The development hereby permitted shall not be occupied or the approved use commence, whichever is the sooner, until each property has provision for refuse and recycling storage (prior to disposal) within its curtilage. The surface materials from the carriageway to the waste container collection point shall be smooth and shall not hinder the movement of waste containers to the collection vehicle and shall make space to provide 1 number 240ltr refuse Wheelie bin, 1 number 240ltr recycling Wheelie bin, 1 number glass recycling box and 1 number food waste container for each dwelling, and the areas of land so provided shall not be used for any purposes other than the storage (prior to disposal) or the collection of refuse and recycling and shall be thereafter retained and maintained as such.
REASON: In the interests of general amenity, to ensure convenience of arrangements for refuse and recycling storage and collection and to ensure that no obstruction is caused on the adjoining highway, in the interest of highway safety and in accordance with Policies CN9 and EM10 of the Basingstoke and Deane Local Plan 2011- 2029.
17 The development hereby approved shall not commence above slab level until a Construction Statement detailing how each new home shall meet a water efficiency standard of 110 litres or less per person per day has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority, unless otherwise agreed in writing with the Local Planning Authority through a demonstration that this requirement for sustainable water use cannot be achieved on technical or viability grounds. The development shall be carried out in accordance with the approved details.
REASON: In the absence of such details being provided within the planning submission, details are required to ensure that the development delivers a level of sustainable water use in accordance with Policy EM9 of the Basingstoke and Deane Local Plan 2011-2029.
18 The proposed development shall be carried out in accordance with all proposed avoidance, mitigation and enhancement recommendations and procedures contained within Sections 6, 7, and 8 of the supporting Preliminary Ecological Appraisal (ROAVR, April 2025) to address potential impacts on protected and notable species and habitats.
REASON: To protect and enhance biodiversity in accordance with the Habitat and Species Regulations 2017, Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, NERC Act, Policy EM4 of the Basingstoke and Deane and Deane Local Plan 2011-2029, SSJ Policy 6 of the Sherborne St John Neighbourhood Plan 2011-2029 and the National Planning Policy Framework (2024).
19 The windows at first floor levels on the side elevations of the dwellings hereby approved shall be glazed with obscured glass, to at least the equivalent of Pilkington level 4 standard. The window and glazing shall be installed prior to occupation of the development and shall be permanently maintained in that condition.
REASON: To protect the privacy of the adjacent properties and to prevent overlooking, in accordance with Policy EM10 of the Basingstoke and Deane Local Plan 2011-2029.
20 Notwithstanding the provisions of Article 3 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 (or any Order revoking and re-enacting that Order with or without modification) no building, structure or other alteration permitted by Classes A, AA, B, C and E of Part 1 of Schedule 2 of the Order shall be erected on the application site without the prior written permission of the Local Planning Authority on an application made for that purpose.
REASON: To prevent the overdevelopment of the site and in the interests of the amenity of the area having regard to the relationship to heritage assets in accordance with Policies EM1, EM10 and EM11 of the Basingstoke and Deane Local Plan 2011-2029 and SSJ Policy 3, 4 and 9 of the Sherborne St John Neighbourhood Plan 2011-2029.
21 Notwithstanding the approved plans, prior to installation, details of an external lighting scheme shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The external lighting plan shall be in line with recommendations contained within Section 8 of the Preliminary Ecological Appraisal (ROAVR, April 2025) and Bat Conservation Trust Guidance Note 08/23. The development shall be carried out and thereafter maintained in accordance with this plan. No other external lighting shall be installed within site, at any time, other than that approved.
REASON: In the interests of the visual amenities and character and appearance of the area, to minimise light spill and to avoid harmful impacts upon the sites biodiversity interests and sensitive location within the Sherborne St John Conservation Area in accordance with Policies EM1, EM4, EM10 and EM11 of the Basingstoke and Deane Local Plan 2011-2029, SSJ Policy 8 of the Sherborne St John Neighbourhood Plan 2011-2029 and the National Planning Policy Framework (2024).
22 A minimum of 15% of the properties shall be built to accessible and adaptable standards (M4(2) compliant) to enable people to stay in their homes as their needs change. No development above ground floor slab level shall commence on site until details of which properties are to be built to such standards are submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. Development shall be carried out in accordance with the approved details.
REASON: Details are required in the absence of being provided to accompany the planning submission to ensure an appropriate high quality form of development and to accord with Policy CN3 of the Basingstoke and Deane Local Plan 2011-2029 and the Housing Supplementary Planning Document (2018).
23 The development hereby approved shall be carried out in accordance with the submitted Flood Risk Assessment dated June 2025. The mitigation measures detailed within the Flood Risk Assessment shall be fully implemented prior to occupation and in accordance with the scheme's timing/phasing arrangements. The measures detailed within the flood risk assessment shall be retained and maintained thereafter throughout the lifetime of the development.
REASON: To reduce the risk of flooding of the proposed development and future occupants, to prevent flooding elsewhere by ensuring that compensation is provided and to reduce the risk of flooding, in accordance with Policy EM7 of the Basingstoke and Deane Local Plan 2011- 2029 and the National Planning Policy Framework (2024).
Biodiversity Net Gain
The effect of paragraph 13 of Schedule 7A to the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 is that planning permission granted for the development of land in England is deemed to have been granted subject to the condition "(the biodiversity gain condition") that development may not begin unless:
(a) a Biodiversity Gain Plan has been submitted to the planning authority, and
(b) the planning authority has approved the plan.
The planning authority, for the purposes of determining whether to approve a Biodiversity Gain Plan if one is required in respect of this permission would be Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council.
There are statutory exemptions and transitional arrangements which mean that the biodiversity gain condition does not always apply. These are listed below.
Based on the information available this permission is considered to be one which will require the approval of a biodiversity gain plan before development is begun because none of the statutory exemptions or transitional arrangements listed below are considered to apply.
Statutory exemptions and transitional arrangements in respect of the biodiversity gain condition.
1. The application for planning permission was made before 12 February 2024.
2. The planning permission relates to development to which section 73A of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (planning permission for development already carried out) applies.
3. The planning permission was granted on an application made under section 73 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 and
(i)the original planning permission to which the section 73 planning permission relates* was granted before 12 February 2024; or
(ii)the application for the original planning permission* to which the section 73 planning permission relates was made before 12 February 2024.
4. The permission which has been granted is for development which is exempt being:
4.1 Development which is not 'major development' (within the meaning of article 2(1) of the Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure) (England) Order 2015) where:
i) the application for planning permission was made before 2 April 2024;
ii) planning permission is granted which has effect before 2 April 2024; or
iii) planning permission is granted on an application made under section 73 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 where the original permission to which the section 73 permission relates* was exempt by virtue of (i) or (ii).
4.2 Development below the de minimis threshold, meaning development which:
i) does not impact an onsite priority habitat (a habitat specified in a list published under section 41 of the Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006); and
ii) impacts less than 25 square metres of onsite habitat that has biodiversity value greater than zero and less than 5 metres in length of onsite linear habitat (as defined in the statutory metric).
4.3 Development which is subject of a householder application within the meaning of article 2(1) of the Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure) (England) Order 2015. A "householder application" means an application for planning permission for development for an existing dwellinghouse, or development within the curtilage of such a dwellinghouse for any purpose incidental to the enjoyment of the dwellinghouse which is not an application for change of use or an application to change the number of dwellings in a building.
4.4 Development of a biodiversity gain site, meaning development which is undertaken solely or mainly for the purpose of fulfilling, in whole or in part, the Biodiversity Gain Planning condition which applies in relation to another development, (no account is to be taken of any facility for the public to access or to use the site for educational or recreational purposes, if that access or use is permitted without the payment of a fee).
4.5 Self and Custom Build Development, meaning development which:
i) consists of no more than 9 dwellings;
ii) is carried out on a site which has an area no larger than 0.5 hectares; and
iii) consists exclusively of dwellings which are self-build or custom housebuilding (as defined in section 1(A1) of the Self-build and Custom Housebuilding Act 2015).
4.5 Development forming part of, or ancillary to, the high speed railway transport network (High Speed 2) comprising connections between all or any of the places or parts of the transport network specified in section 1(2) of the High Speed Rail (Preparation) Act 2013.
* "original planning permission means the permission to which the section 73 planning permission relates" means a planning permission which is the first in a sequence of two or more planning permissions, where the second and any subsequent planning permissions are section 73 planning permissions.
Irreplaceable habitat
If the onsite habitat includes irreplaceable habitat (within the meaning of the Biodiversity Gain Requirements (Irreplaceable Habitat) Regulations 2024) there are additional requirements for the content and approval of Biodiversity Gain Plans.
The Biodiversity Gain Plan must include, in addition to information about steps taken or to be taken to minimise any adverse effect of the development on the habitat, information on arrangements for compensation for any impact the development has on the biodiversity of the irreplaceable habitat.
The planning authority can only approve a Biodiversity Gain Plan if satisfied that the adverse effect of the development on the biodiversity of the irreplaceable habitat is minimised and appropriate arrangements have been made for the purpose of compensating for any impact which do not include the use of biodiversity credits.
The effect of section 73D of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990
If planning permission is granted on an application made under section 73 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (application to develop land without compliance with conditions previously attached) and a Biodiversity Gain Plan was approved in relation to the previous planning permission ("the earlier Biodiversity Gain Plan") there are circumstances when the earlier Biodiversity Gain Plan is regarded as approved for the purpose of discharging the biodiversity gain condition subject to which the section 73 planning permission is granted.
Those circumstances are that the conditions subject to which the section 73 permission is granted:
i) do not affect the post-development value of the onsite habitat as specified in the earlier Biodiversity Gain Plan, and
ii) in the case of planning permission for a development where all or any part of the onsite habitat is irreplaceable habitat the conditions do not change the effect of the development on the biodiversity of that onsite habitat (including any arrangements made to compensate for any such effect) as specified in the earlier Biodiversity Gain Plan.
Informative(s):-
1. 1.1 The applicant's attention is drawn to the fact that the above conditions (if any), must be complied with in full, failure to do so may result in enforcement action being instigated.
1.2 This permission may contain pre-commencement conditions which require specific matters to be submitted and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority before a specified stage in the development occurs. This means that a lawful commencement of the approved development CANNOT be made until the particular requirements of the pre-commencement conditions have been met.
1.3 The applicant's attention is drawn to the fact that the Local Planning Authority has a period of up to eight weeks to determine details submitted in respect of a condition or limitation attached to a grant of planning permission. It is likely that in most cases the determination period will be shorter than eight weeks, however, the applicant is advised to schedule this time period into any programme of works. A fee will be required for requests for discharge of any consent, agreement, or approval required by a planning condition. A fee is payable for each submission made regardless of the number of conditions for which approval is sought. Details of the required fee can be found on our website - https://www.basingstoke.gov.uk/plan-app-process?chapter=81324#chapter81324 . Requests must be made using the standard application form (available online) or set out in writing clearly identifying the relevant planning application and condition(s) which they are seeking approval for.
2. In accordance with paragraph 39 of the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) in dealing with this application, the Council has worked with the applicant in the following positive and creative manner:-
seeking further information following receipt of the application;
seeking amendments to the proposed development following receipt of the application;
considering the imposition of conditions.
In this instance:
the applicant was updated of any issues after the initial site visit;
In such ways the Council has demonstrated a positive and proactive manner in seeking solutions to problems arising in relation to the planning application.
3. The Borough Council declared a Climate Emergency during 2019 formally making this declaration at the meeting of Cabinet in September 2019. This recognises the need to take urgent action to reduce both the emissions of the Council's own activities as a service provider but also those of the wider borough. In this respect, the Council is working with consultants at present to identify appropriate actions to achieve the targets that have been set. Beyond the requirements of any conditions that may be applicable to this planning permission and the current planning policy framework, the applicant is encouraged to explore all opportunities for implementing the development in a way that minimises impact on climate change. Where this in itself might require separate permission applicants can contact the council for advice through the following link: https://www.basingstoke.gov.uk/plan-app-process. For information more generally on the Climate Emergency please visit: https://www.basingstoke.gov.uk/climateemergency.
4. If this development will result in new postal addresses or changes in addresses, please contact the council's Street Naming and Numbering team on 01256 845557 and email GMSTeam@basingstoke.gov.uk to commence the process. Details can be found on the council's website.
5. Should the application be granted on appeal there may be a liability to pay Community Infrastructure Levy to the Council on commencement of development. This charge would be levied in accordance with Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council's CIL Charging Schedule and Section 211 of the Planning Act 2008.
Please note that all CIL related enquiries and completed CIL forms, should be sent to CILcharge@basingstoke.gov.uk
6. The Planning permission does not authorise the undertaking of any works within the highway (carriageway, footway or verge). A licence/permit should be obtained from Hampshire County Council using the following link www.hants.gov.uk/transport or by contacting the Highways Operation Centre on 0300 555 1388. Email roads@hants.gov.uk.
7. It is recommended that the NatureSpace Best Practice Principles are taken into account and implemented where possible and appropriate.
8. It is essential to note that any works or activities whatsoever undertaken on site (including ground investigations, site preparatory works or ground clearance) prior to receipt of the written authorisation from the planning authority which permits the development to proceed under the District Licence (WML-OR134, or a 'Further Licence') are not licensed under the great crested newt District Licence. Any such works or activities have no legal protection under the great crested newt District Licence and if offences against great crested newt are thereby committed then criminal investigation and prosecution by the police may follow.
9. Bins must be left adjacent to the nearest adopted highway for collection on the specified waste collection day. The proposed development will be required to leave wheeled containers on Vyne Road for collection by 0600hrs (May-August) and 0700hrs (September-April) on the specified collection day and they should returned back to the property/bin storage point as soon as possible following collection. The bin collection point shown on the approved plans is not considered to be sufficient and bin collection will take place from the immediate highway location.
10. This Decision Notice must be read in conjunction with a Planning Obligation completed under the terms of Section 106 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended). You are advised to satisfy yourself that you have all the relevant documentation.
Item 2 - 24/01303/FUL: Land West of Silchester Road Little London and North Of Foxlea House Silchester Road Little London Hampshire. Site Creation of a farm track adjoining existing hardstanding
The Committee considered the report set out on pages of 127 of 151 of the agenda with the further material set out on the addendum sheet and other matters discussed at the meeting.
The Committee discussed the proposed application and were content with the proposal.
RESOLVED that: the application be APPROVED subject to the conditions and informatives listed below.
Conditions
1 The development hereby permitted shall be carried out in accordance with the following approved plans:
Site Location Plan - 1:2500 Drawing no. FH/02A Block Plan received on 18 July 2025
Block Plan - Drawing no. X1 received on 16 September 2024
Proposed Planting Plan - 1:500 received on 18 July 2025
Farm Track - Sheet 1 dated 07/03/2025 received on 13 June 2025
REASON: For the avoidance of doubt and in the interests of proper planning.
2 The development hereby permitted shall be begun before the expiration of 3 years from the date of this planning permission.
REASON: To comply with Section 91 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 and to prevent an accumulation of unimplemented planning permissions.
3 The materials to be used in the construction of the development hereby permitted shall be type 1 aggregate with a grassed strip along the central area as detailed within the approved plans and the Supporting Statement titled 'Applicant's Statement' dated April 2024. The aggregate to be used shall be virgin type 1 aggregate.
REASON: In the interests of visual amenity and to limit any potential for polluting impacts to Bow Brook, in accordance with Policies EM4 and EM10 of the Basingstoke and Deane Local Plan 2011-2029.
4 Prior to the commencement of development, a Biodiversity Enhancement and Management Plan (BEMP) shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority that sets out the implementation and delivery of onsite habitats informed by the supporting Biodiversity Net Gain Statement for Validation (Ecological Services Ltd, 2024) and Small Sites Metric (Lasseter, August 2024).
The BEMP will align with the approved Biodiversity Gain Plan and its supporting Biodiversity Metric. The BEMP should include the following:
Aims and objectives relating to habitat and species features to be retained, created and/or enhanced
Appropriate scale plan(s) that depict the habitat and species enhancement measures.
A description of management actions and associated timetable covering species and habitat implementation and delivery up to the time of target condition(s) as denoted in the supporting metric.
A monitoring and reporting framework with updates sent to the Local Planning Authority at relevant times, with details of how any remedial action will be identified and implemented.
Details of the specialist ecological management body or organisation responsible for implementation of the BEMP.
The approved Plan shall be implemented in accordance with the approved details and implementation timetable.
REASON: To provide net gains for biodiversity in line with the Environment Act 2021, Policy EM4 of the Basingstoke and Deane Local Plan 2011-2029 and Section 15 of the National Planning Policy Framework (December 2024).
5 The approved planting plans titled 'Proposed Planting Plan and Farm Track' received on 18 July 2025 and 13 June 2025 respectively shall be carried out in the first planting and seeding seasons following the first use of the agricultural track hereby approved. In addition, a maintenance programme detailing all operations to be carried out in order to allow successful establishment of planting, shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority before the use commences. Any trees or plants which, within a period of 5 years from the date of planting, die, are removed or become seriously damaged or diseased shall be replaced in the next planting season with others of similar size and species, to be agreed in writing by the Local Planning Authority.
REASON: Details are required prior to the use commencing because insufficient information has been submitted with the application in this regard, to improve the appearance of the site in the interests of visual amenity in accordance with Policies EP4, EM1 and EM10 of the Basingstoke and Deane Local Plan 2011-2029.
Informative(s):-
1. 1.1 The applicant's attention is drawn to the fact that the above conditions (if any), must be complied with in full, failure to do so may result in enforcement action being instigated.
1.2 This permission may contain pre-commencement conditions which require specific matters to be submitted and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority before a specified stage in the development occurs. This means that a lawful commencement of the approved development CANNOT be made until the particular requirements of the pre-commencement conditions have been met.
1.3 The applicant's attention is drawn to the fact that the Local Planning Authority has a period of up to eight weeks to determine details submitted in respect of a condition or limitation attached to a grant of planning permission. It is likely that in most cases the determination period will be shorter than eight weeks, however, the applicant is advised to schedule this time period into any programme of works. A fee will be required for requests for discharge of any consent, agreement, or approval required by a planning condition. A fee is payable for each submission made regardless of the number of conditions for which approval is sought. Details of the required fee can be found on our website - https://www.basingstoke.gov.uk/plan-app-process?chapter=81324#chapter81324 . Requests must be made using the standard application form (available online) or set out in writing clearly identifying the relevant planning application and condition(s) which they are seeking approval for.
2. In accordance with paragraph 39 of the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) in dealing with this application, the Council has worked with the applicant in the following positive and creative manner:-
seeking further information following receipt of the application;
seeking amendments to the proposed development following receipt of the application;
considering the imposition of conditions and or the completion of a s.106 legal agreement (in accordance with paragraphs 56-59).
In this instance:
the applicant was updated of any issues after the initial site visit and the additional information and amendments were made to the scheme.
In such ways the Council has demonstrated a positive and proactive manner in seeking solutions to problems arising in relation to the planning application.
3. The applicant is advised that the granting of this permission does not extend to the hardstanding near the access. A separate planning application for the creation/retention of any hardstanding near the access will be required to be submitted to the Local Planning Authority for determination.
Item 3 - 25/01118/TDC: Application for Technical Details Consent for the erection of 2 no. detached dwellings in accordance with Permission in Principle 22/02091/PIP. Site Land North Of Slade Hill Slade Hill Woolton Hill Hampshire
The Committee considered the report set out on pages of 152 of 196 of the agenda with the further material set out on the addendum sheet and other matters discussed at the meeting.
The Committee discussed the proposed application and the main area of discussion was the loss of habitat, impact on endangered species and biodiversity net gain.
Some members were dismayed that the biodiversity net gain could be offset at another location rather than onsite to compensate for the loss of habitat.
Members discussed the deferral of the application to seek further information on protected species such as slow worms and on the baseline data that informed the biodiversity metric.
RESOLVED that: the application be DEFERRED to seek further information on protected species such as slow worms and on the baseline data that informed the biodiversity metric.
Interest
Name
Item No./Topic
Parish Council
Mr Rowley
Item 1 - 24/00752/FUL
Support
Mr Coward
Item 1 - 24/00752/FUL
Support
Mr Lasseter
Item 2 - 24/01303/FUL
Support
Ms O’Ferrall
Item 2 - 24/01303/FUL
Objector
Mr Eveleigh
Item 3 - 25/01118/TDC
Support
Mr Pettitt
Item 3 - 25/01118/TDC
Item 1 - 24/00752/FUL: Erection of 4 no. 3 bed dwellings (2 no. pairs of semi-detached dwellings) with parking and amenity space. Site The Grange Nursing Home Vyne Road Sherborne St John Hampshire
The Committee considered the report set out on pages of 73 of 126 of the agenda with the further material set out on the addendum sheet and other matters discussed at the meeting.
The Committee discussed the proposed application which resulted in mixed views.
It was acknowledged that the site was located on previously developed land and although the dwellings could be accommodated the plot size was limited. Some members felt the dwellings would be slightly cramped with small gardens.
The number of trees that would be felled on site and the deficit in relation to biodiversity net gain, specifically a 90.74% loss in habitat units and a 63.3% gain in hedgerow units was a concern to Members. It was recognised that there was a mandated condition on the application that a Biodiversity Gain Plan had to be submitted and approved by the Planning Authority and would be secured through the Section 106 agreement.
It was highlighted that there were objections received from the Landscape Officer and Historic Environment. However, on balance various Members considered there was less than substantial harm to the conservation area and the benefits of the scheme outweighed the harm.
Members believed there were no sufficient planning reasons to refuse the application.
RESOLVED that: the application be APPROVED and the applicant be invited to enter into a legal agreement (in accordance with the Community Infrastructure Levy Regulations 2010 and Policy EM4 of the Basingstoke and Deane Local Plan 2016-2029 and SSJ Policy 6 of the Sherborne St John Neighbourhood Plan 2011-2029 between the applicant and the Borough Council to secure:
Significant on-site biodiversity net gain enhancements
Should the requirements set out above not be satisfactorily secured, then the Planning and Development Manager be delegated to REFUSE permission for appropriate reasons.
On completion of the legal agreement the Planning and Development Manager be delegated to grant planning permission subject to the recommended conditions.
subject to the following conditions and informatives:-
Conditions
1 The development hereby permitted shall be carried out in accordance with the following approved plans:
Location Plan - NA-24013-PL-101 Rev A – Existing Location and Site Plan
Proposed Elevations, Floor and Roof Plans - NA-24013-PL-201
NA-24013-PL-102 Rev B – Proposed Site Plan Details and Photos
NA-24013-PL-201 – Proposed Elevations, Floor and Roof Plans
REASON: For the avoidance of doubt and in the interests of proper planning.
2 The development hereby permitted shall be begun before the expiration of 3 years from the date of this planning permission.
REASON: To comply with Section 91 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 and to prevent an accumulation of unimplemented planning permissions.
3 No development shall take place (including any works of demolition, site clearance and preparation), until a Construction Method Statement has been submitted to, and approved in writing by, the Local Planning Authority. The approved statement shall include scaled drawings illustrating the provision for –
1) The parking of site operatives and visitor’s vehicles.
2) Loading and unloading of plant and materials.
3) Management of construction traffic and access routes.
4) Storage of plant and materials used in constructing the development.
5) Wheel washing facilities.
The development shall then be carried out in accordance with the approved details.
REASON: Details are required prior to commencement because insufficient information has been submitted with the application in this regard In the interests of highway safety in accordance with Policies CN9 and EM10 of the Basingstoke and Deane Local Plan 2011-2029.
4 No works pursuant to this permission shall commence (including any works of demolition, site clearance and preparation) until there has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority:
(a) a desk top study carried out by a competent person documenting all the previous and existing land uses of the site and adjacent land in accordance with national guidance as set out in Contaminated Land Research Report Nos. 2 and 3 and BS10175:2011; and,
(b) a site investigation report documenting the ground conditions of the site and incorporating chemical and gas analysis identified as being appropriate by the desk study in accordance with BS10175:2011- Investigation of Potentially Contaminated Sites - Code of Practice; and
(c) a detailed scheme for remedial works and measures to be undertaken to avoid risk from contaminants/or gases when the site is developed (including radon protection measures if deemed necessary). The scheme must include a timetable of works and site management procedures and the nomination of a competent person to oversee the implementation of the works. The scheme must ensure that the site will not qualify as contaminated land under Part IIA of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 and if necessary proposals for future maintenance and monitoring.
Important note: Unless part (a) identifies significant contamination, it may transpire that part (a) is sufficient to satisfy this condition, meaning parts (b) and (c) need not be subsequently carried out. This would need to be agreed in writing by the Local Planning Authority.
If during any works contamination is encountered which has not been previously identified it should be reported immediately to the Local Planning Authority. The additional contamination shall be fully assessed and an appropriate remediation scheme, agreed in writing with the Local Planning Authority. This must be conducted in accordance with DEFRA and the Environment Agency’s ‘Model Contamination Land Guidance’ October 2019 (at www.gov.uk/contaminated-land). The development shall continue in accordance with the approved remediation scheme.
REASON: Details are required in the absence of accompanying the application, to ensure that risks from land contamination to the future users of the land and neighbouring land are minimised, together with those to controlled waters, property and ecological systems, and to ensure that the development can be carried out safely without unacceptable risks to workers, neighbours and other offsite receptors in accordance with Policy EM12 of the Basingstoke and Deane Local Plan 2011-2029.
5 The development hereby permitted shall not be occupied/brought into use until there has been submitted to the Local Planning Authority verification by the competent person approved under the provisions of condition 4(c) that any remediation scheme required and approved under the provisions of condition 4(c) has been implemented fully in accordance with the approved details (unless varied with the written agreement of the Local Planning Authority in advance of implementation). Such verification shall comprise:
as built drawings of the implemented scheme; and
photographs of the remediation works in progress; and
Certificates demonstrating that imported and/or material left in situ is free of contamination.
Thereafter the scheme shall be monitored and maintained in accordance with the scheme approved under condition 4(c).
REASON: To ensure that risks from land contamination to the future users of the land and neighbouring land are minimised, together with those to controlled waters, property and ecological systems, and to ensure that the development can be carried out safely without unacceptable risks to workers, neighbours and other offsite receptors in accordance with Policy EM12 of the Basingstoke and Deane Local Plan 2011-2029.
6 No development shall take place (including any works of demolition, site clearance and preparation), until a Construction Environmental Management Plan (CEMP) has been submitted to and agreed in writing by the Local Planning Authority that outlines the measures to be taken to avoid and/or mitigate demolition and construction impacts on important habitats and species. The CEMP should cover (but not necessarily be limited to) the following: ?
Pollution control (e.g., chemicals, dust, sediment, debris)
Storage and disposal of fuel/chemicals and waste
Details of biosecurity to avoid contaminants and/or invasive non-native species entering the site and nearby watercourses
Protection of adjacent semi-natural habitats
Visual/noise/vibrational impacts to species
Protection of riverbanks
The development hereby approved shall proceed in accordance with the approved CEMP.
REASON: Details are required prior to commencement because insufficient information has been submitted with the application in this regard to meet requirements under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (as amended), the Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006, and Policy EM4 of the Local Plan 2011-2029.
7 Notwithstanding the information shown on the approved drawings, no development above slab level shall commence on site until details of materials and finishes have been submitted to and approved by the Local Planning Authority in writing. The submitted details should include physical samples, including on-site sample panels as applicable. These requirements include provision of information relating to:
the material, size, texture, colour, profile, and source of the bricks;
combined with the above, the material, size, texture, colour, profile, and source of the jointing mortar;
the material, size, texture, colour, profile, and source of cladding materials;
the material, size, texture, colour, profile, and source of roofing materials;
materials and finishes to be used in the detailing of valleys, ridges and eaves;
the proposed rainwater goods.
The works shall then proceed in strict accordance with the approved details.
REASON: Details are required because insufficient information has been submitted with the application in this regard to ensure preservation of the significance and/or setting of a heritage asset and to ensure the development is enacted to a high design standard in accordance with Policies EM10 and EM11 of the Basingstoke and Deane Local Plan 2011-2029, SSJ Policies 3, 4 and 9 of the Sherborne St John Neighbourhood Plan 2011-2029, the Basingstoke and Deane Design and Sustainability Supplementary Planning Document (2018) and Heritage Supplementary Planning Document (2019) and the guidance contained within Sections 12 and 16 of the National Planning Policy Framework (2024).
8 Notwithstanding, and in addition to, the information shown on the approved drawings, there shall be no installation of the fenestration until full working details of all windows and external doors and related joinery have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. Details shall include annotated elevations, sections and plans which are referenced to the approved plans. These details shall illustrate the nature of materials and finishes, framing elements, glazing, glazing units, glazing bars, and methods of opening. Drawings shall be at a minimum scale of 1:20 and with details at 1:5. The works shall then proceed in strict accordance with the approved details.
REASON: Details are required prior to installation of the windows and doors to ensure preservation of the significance and/or setting of a heritage asset and to ensure the development is enacted to a high design standard in accordance with Policies EM10 and EM11 of the Basingstoke and Deane Local Plan 2011-2029, SSJ Policies 3, 4 and 9 of the Sherborne St John Neighbourhood Plan 2011-2029, the guidance contained within Sections 12 and 16 of the National Planning Policy Framework (2024), and the Basingstoke and Deane Design and Sustainability Supplementary Planning Document (2018 ) and Heritage Supplementary Planning Document (2019).
9 No development shall take place on site above slab level for the proposed properties until there has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority a scheme of hard and soft landscaping, informed by the approved plans as listed in condition 1 and the drawing titled 'Topographic survey - proposed site layout' (reference: 23/104), which shall specify as a minimum:
species, planting sizes, spacing and numbers of trees/shrubs to be planted (including replacement trees where appropriate);
details of boundary treatments which should comprise hedgerows with supporting fences to be installed to demarcate the curtilages of the properties;
hard surfacing details demonstrating that provision has been made to direct run-off water from any hard surface to a permeable or porous area or surface within the curtilage of the development;
implementation and maintenance programme detailing all operations to be carried out in order to allow successful establishment of planting.
The approved soft landscaping works approved shall be carried out in the first planting and seeding seasons following the first occupation of the building(s) or when the use hereby permitted is commenced. The approved hard landscaping works shall be implemented prior to first occupation of each dwelling and first use of the new parking area. Any trees or plants which, within a period of 5 years from the date of planting, die, are removed or become seriously damaged or diseased shall be replaced in the next planting season with others of similar size and species.
REASON: Details are required prior to works above slab level because insufficient information has been submitted with the application in this regard, to improve the appearance of the site in the interests of visual amenity in accordance with Policies EM1, EM10 and EM11 of the Basingstoke and Deane Local Plan 2011-2029.
10 The dwellings shall not be occupied until all areas indicated to be used for vehicles (i.e. access, parking and turning) and pedestrians on the approved plan titled ‘Proposed Site Plan (drawing no reference: NA-24013-PL-102 Rev B) for both the new dwellings and The Grange nursing home have been laid out with a drained surface. The parking Provision shall be made to direct run-off water from the surface to a permeable or porous area or surface within the curtilage of the development. The car parking and turning facilities shall thereafter be maintained without obstruction for the lifetime of the development and shall be used for no other purpose.
REASON: To ensure adequate provision for surface water drainage and in the interests of highway safety in accordance with Policies CN9 and EM10 of the Basingstoke and Deane Local Plan 2011-2029.
11 No development hereby permitted shall take place except in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Council’s Organisational Licence (WML-OR134, or a ‘Further Licence’) and with the proposals detailed on plan “The Grange Nursing Home: Impact plan for great crested newt District Licensing (Version 1)", dated 5th August 2024.
REASON: In order to ensure that adverse impacts on great crested newts are adequately mitigated and to ensure that site works are delivered in full compliance with the organisational licence (WML-OR134, or a ‘Further Licence’), , Circular 06/2005, the Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006, Policy EM4 of the Basingstoke and Deane Local Plan 2011-2029, SSJ Policy 6 of the Sherborne St John Neighbourhood Plan 2011-2029 and Section 15 of the National Planning Policy Framework (2024).
12 Tree protection measures, including fencing, ground protection, supervision, working procedures and special engineering solutions shall be carried out in accordance with the Arboricultural report dated 10th January 2025 as submitted by Simon Pryce Arboriculture and titled 'Arboricultural Impact Assessment, Method Statement and Tree Protection Plan' (Reference: 23/104/2) and the drawing titled ‘Topographic survey - proposed site and tree protection plan (TPP)’ (Reference: 23/104 dated 10th January 2025). Tree protection fencing, and ground protection shall be erected prior to any site activity starting and maintained throughout the external construction works of the development, including the laying out of the revised car park to The Grange. The development shall be carried out in complete accordance with the approved Method Statement and Tree Protection Plan.
REASON: To ensure that the trees to be retained are in a safe and healthy condition to the benefit of the local amenities and the enhancement of the development itself in accordance with Policies EM1, EM4 and EM10 of the Basingstoke and Deane Local Plan 2011- 2029.
13 No work relating to the construction of the development hereby approved, including works of demolition or preparation prior to operations, or internal painting or fitting out, shall take place before the hours of 0730 nor after 1800 Monday to Friday, before the hours of 0800 nor after 1300 Saturdays nor on Sundays or recognised public holidays.
REASON: To protect the amenities of the occupiers of nearby properties during the construction period and in accordance Policy EM10 and EM12 of the Basingstoke and Deane Local Plan 2011-2029.
14 No deliveries of construction materials or plant and machinery and no removal of any spoil from the site shall take place before the hours of 0730 nor after 1800 Monday to Friday, before the hours of 0800 nor after 1300 Saturdays nor on Sundays or recognised public or bank holidays.
REASON: To protect the amenities of the occupiers of nearby properties during the construction period and in accordance with Policy EM10 and EM12 of the Basingstoke and Deane Local Plan 2011-2029.
15 The properties hereby permitted shall not be occupied until each property has provision within its curtilage for secure cycle parking facilities for 2 long and 1 short stay places. The cycle storage shall thereafter be retained and maintained in perpetuity.
REASON: To improve provision for cyclists and discourage the use of the private car wherever possible and in accordance with Policies CN9 and EM10 of the Basingstoke and Deane Local Plan 2011- 2029.
16 The development hereby permitted shall not be occupied or the approved use commence, whichever is the sooner, until each property has provision for refuse and recycling storage (prior to disposal) within its curtilage. The surface materials from the carriageway to the waste container collection point shall be smooth and shall not hinder the movement of waste containers to the collection vehicle and shall make space to provide 1 number 240ltr refuse Wheelie bin, 1 number 240ltr recycling Wheelie bin, 1 number glass recycling box and 1 number food waste container for each dwelling, and the areas of land so provided shall not be used for any purposes other than the storage (prior to disposal) or the collection of refuse and recycling and shall be thereafter retained and maintained as such.
REASON: In the interests of general amenity, to ensure convenience of arrangements for refuse and recycling storage and collection and to ensure that no obstruction is caused on the adjoining highway, in the interest of highway safety and in accordance with Policies CN9 and EM10 of the Basingstoke and Deane Local Plan 2011- 2029.
17 The development hereby approved shall not commence above slab level until a Construction Statement detailing how each new home shall meet a water efficiency standard of 110 litres or less per person per day has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority, unless otherwise agreed in writing with the Local Planning Authority through a demonstration that this requirement for sustainable water use cannot be achieved on technical or viability grounds. The development shall be carried out in accordance with the approved details.
REASON: In the absence of such details being provided within the planning submission, details are required to ensure that the development delivers a level of sustainable water use in accordance with Policy EM9 of the Basingstoke and Deane Local Plan 2011-2029.
18 The proposed development shall be carried out in accordance with all proposed avoidance, mitigation and enhancement recommendations and procedures contained within Sections 6, 7, and 8 of the supporting Preliminary Ecological Appraisal (ROAVR, April 2025) to address potential impacts on protected and notable species and habitats.
REASON: To protect and enhance biodiversity in accordance with the Habitat and Species Regulations 2017, Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, NERC Act, Policy EM4 of the Basingstoke and Deane and Deane Local Plan 2011-2029, SSJ Policy 6 of the Sherborne St John Neighbourhood Plan 2011-2029 and the National Planning Policy Framework (2024).
19 The windows at first floor levels on the side elevations of the dwellings hereby approved shall be glazed with obscured glass, to at least the equivalent of Pilkington level 4 standard. The window and glazing shall be installed prior to occupation of the development and shall be permanently maintained in that condition.
REASON: To protect the privacy of the adjacent properties and to prevent overlooking, in accordance with Policy EM10 of the Basingstoke and Deane Local Plan 2011-2029.
20 Notwithstanding the provisions of Article 3 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 (or any Order revoking and re-enacting that Order with or without modification) no building, structure or other alteration permitted by Classes A, AA, B, C and E of Part 1 of Schedule 2 of the Order shall be erected on the application site without the prior written permission of the Local Planning Authority on an application made for that purpose.
REASON: To prevent the overdevelopment of the site and in the interests of the amenity of the area having regard to the relationship to heritage assets in accordance with Policies EM1, EM10 and EM11 of the Basingstoke and Deane Local Plan 2011-2029 and SSJ Policy 3, 4 and 9 of the Sherborne St John Neighbourhood Plan 2011-2029.
21 Notwithstanding the approved plans, prior to installation, details of an external lighting scheme shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The external lighting plan shall be in line with recommendations contained within Section 8 of the Preliminary Ecological Appraisal (ROAVR, April 2025) and Bat Conservation Trust Guidance Note 08/23. The development shall be carried out and thereafter maintained in accordance with this plan. No other external lighting shall be installed within site, at any time, other than that approved.
REASON: In the interests of the visual amenities and character and appearance of the area, to minimise light spill and to avoid harmful impacts upon the sites biodiversity interests and sensitive location within the Sherborne St John Conservation Area in accordance with Policies EM1, EM4, EM10 and EM11 of the Basingstoke and Deane Local Plan 2011-2029, SSJ Policy 8 of the Sherborne St John Neighbourhood Plan 2011-2029 and the National Planning Policy Framework (2024).
22 A minimum of 15% of the properties shall be built to accessible and adaptable standards (M4(2) compliant) to enable people to stay in their homes as their needs change. No development above ground floor slab level shall commence on site until details of which properties are to be built to such standards are submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. Development shall be carried out in accordance with the approved details.
REASON: Details are required in the absence of being provided to accompany the planning submission to ensure an appropriate high quality form of development and to accord with Policy CN3 of the Basingstoke and Deane Local Plan 2011-2029 and the Housing Supplementary Planning Document (2018).
23 The development hereby approved shall be carried out in accordance with the submitted Flood Risk Assessment dated June 2025. The mitigation measures detailed within the Flood Risk Assessment shall be fully implemented prior to occupation and in accordance with the scheme's timing/phasing arrangements. The measures detailed within the flood risk assessment shall be retained and maintained thereafter throughout the lifetime of the development.
REASON: To reduce the risk of flooding of the proposed development and future occupants, to prevent flooding elsewhere by ensuring that compensation is provided and to reduce the risk of flooding, in accordance with Policy EM7 of the Basingstoke and Deane Local Plan 2011- 2029 and the National Planning Policy Framework (2024).
Biodiversity Net Gain
The effect of paragraph 13 of Schedule 7A to the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 is that planning permission granted for the development of land in England is deemed to have been granted subject to the condition "(the biodiversity gain condition") that development may not begin unless:
(a) a Biodiversity Gain Plan has been submitted to the planning authority, and
(b) the planning authority has approved the plan.
The planning authority, for the purposes of determining whether to approve a Biodiversity Gain Plan if one is required in respect of this permission would be Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council.
There are statutory exemptions and transitional arrangements which mean that the biodiversity gain condition does not always apply. These are listed below.
Based on the information available this permission is considered to be one which will require the approval of a biodiversity gain plan before development is begun because none of the statutory exemptions or transitional arrangements listed below are considered to apply.
Statutory exemptions and transitional arrangements in respect of the biodiversity gain condition.
1. The application for planning permission was made before 12 February 2024.
2. The planning permission relates to development to which section 73A of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (planning permission for development already carried out) applies.
3. The planning permission was granted on an application made under section 73 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 and
(i)the original planning permission to which the section 73 planning permission relates* was granted before 12 February 2024; or
(ii)the application for the original planning permission* to which the section 73 planning permission relates was made before 12 February 2024.
4. The permission which has been granted is for development which is exempt being:
4.1 Development which is not 'major development' (within the meaning of article 2(1) of the Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure) (England) Order 2015) where:
i) the application for planning permission was made before 2 April 2024;
ii) planning permission is granted which has effect before 2 April 2024; or
iii) planning permission is granted on an application made under section 73 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 where the original permission to which the section 73 permission relates* was exempt by virtue of (i) or (ii).
4.2 Development below the de minimis threshold, meaning development which:
i) does not impact an onsite priority habitat (a habitat specified in a list published under section 41 of the Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006); and
ii) impacts less than 25 square metres of onsite habitat that has biodiversity value greater than zero and less than 5 metres in length of onsite linear habitat (as defined in the statutory metric).
4.3 Development which is subject of a householder application within the meaning of article 2(1) of the Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure) (England) Order 2015. A "householder application" means an application for planning permission for development for an existing dwellinghouse, or development within the curtilage of such a dwellinghouse for any purpose incidental to the enjoyment of the dwellinghouse which is not an application for change of use or an application to change the number of dwellings in a building.
4.4 Development of a biodiversity gain site, meaning development which is undertaken solely or mainly for the purpose of fulfilling, in whole or in part, the Biodiversity Gain Planning condition which applies in relation to another development, (no account is to be taken of any facility for the public to access or to use the site for educational or recreational purposes, if that access or use is permitted without the payment of a fee).
4.5 Self and Custom Build Development, meaning development which:
i) consists of no more than 9 dwellings;
ii) is carried out on a site which has an area no larger than 0.5 hectares; and
iii) consists exclusively of dwellings which are self-build or custom housebuilding (as defined in section 1(A1) of the Self-build and Custom Housebuilding Act 2015).
4.5 Development forming part of, or ancillary to, the high speed railway transport network (High Speed 2) comprising connections between all or any of the places or parts of the transport network specified in section 1(2) of the High Speed Rail (Preparation) Act 2013.
* "original planning permission means the permission to which the section 73 planning permission relates" means a planning permission which is the first in a sequence of two or more planning permissions, where the second and any subsequent planning permissions are section 73 planning permissions.
Irreplaceable habitat
If the onsite habitat includes irreplaceable habitat (within the meaning of the Biodiversity Gain Requirements (Irreplaceable Habitat) Regulations 2024) there are additional requirements for the content and approval of Biodiversity Gain Plans.
The Biodiversity Gain Plan must include, in addition to information about steps taken or to be taken to minimise any adverse effect of the development on the habitat, information on arrangements for compensation for any impact the development has on the biodiversity of the irreplaceable habitat.
The planning authority can only approve a Biodiversity Gain Plan if satisfied that the adverse effect of the development on the biodiversity of the irreplaceable habitat is minimised and appropriate arrangements have been made for the purpose of compensating for any impact which do not include the use of biodiversity credits.
The effect of section 73D of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990
If planning permission is granted on an application made under section 73 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (application to develop land without compliance with conditions previously attached) and a Biodiversity Gain Plan was approved in relation to the previous planning permission ("the earlier Biodiversity Gain Plan") there are circumstances when the earlier Biodiversity Gain Plan is regarded as approved for the purpose of discharging the biodiversity gain condition subject to which the section 73 planning permission is granted.
Those circumstances are that the conditions subject to which the section 73 permission is granted:
i) do not affect the post-development value of the onsite habitat as specified in the earlier Biodiversity Gain Plan, and
ii) in the case of planning permission for a development where all or any part of the onsite habitat is irreplaceable habitat the conditions do not change the effect of the development on the biodiversity of that onsite habitat (including any arrangements made to compensate for any such effect) as specified in the earlier Biodiversity Gain Plan.
Informative(s):-
1. 1.1 The applicant's attention is drawn to the fact that the above conditions (if any), must be complied with in full, failure to do so may result in enforcement action being instigated.
1.2 This permission may contain pre-commencement conditions which require specific matters to be submitted and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority before a specified stage in the development occurs. This means that a lawful commencement of the approved development CANNOT be made until the particular requirements of the pre-commencement conditions have been met.
1.3 The applicant's attention is drawn to the fact that the Local Planning Authority has a period of up to eight weeks to determine details submitted in respect of a condition or limitation attached to a grant of planning permission. It is likely that in most cases the determination period will be shorter than eight weeks, however, the applicant is advised to schedule this time period into any programme of works. A fee will be required for requests for discharge of any consent, agreement, or approval required by a planning condition. A fee is payable for each submission made regardless of the number of conditions for which approval is sought. Details of the required fee can be found on our website - https://www.basingstoke.gov.uk/plan-app-process?chapter=81324#chapter81324 . Requests must be made using the standard application form (available online) or set out in writing clearly identifying the relevant planning application and condition(s) which they are seeking approval for.
2. In accordance with paragraph 39 of the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) in dealing with this application, the Council has worked with the applicant in the following positive and creative manner:-
seeking further information following receipt of the application;
seeking amendments to the proposed development following receipt of the application;
considering the imposition of conditions.
In this instance:
the applicant was updated of any issues after the initial site visit;
In such ways the Council has demonstrated a positive and proactive manner in seeking solutions to problems arising in relation to the planning application.
3. The Borough Council declared a Climate Emergency during 2019 formally making this declaration at the meeting of Cabinet in September 2019. This recognises the need to take urgent action to reduce both the emissions of the Council's own activities as a service provider but also those of the wider borough. In this respect, the Council is working with consultants at present to identify appropriate actions to achieve the targets that have been set. Beyond the requirements of any conditions that may be applicable to this planning permission and the current planning policy framework, the applicant is encouraged to explore all opportunities for implementing the development in a way that minimises impact on climate change. Where this in itself might require separate permission applicants can contact the council for advice through the following link: https://www.basingstoke.gov.uk/plan-app-process. For information more generally on the Climate Emergency please visit: https://www.basingstoke.gov.uk/climateemergency.
4. If this development will result in new postal addresses or changes in addresses, please contact the council's Street Naming and Numbering team on 01256 845557 and email GMSTeam@basingstoke.gov.uk to commence the process. Details can be found on the council's website.
5. Should the application be granted on appeal there may be a liability to pay Community Infrastructure Levy to the Council on commencement of development. This charge would be levied in accordance with Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council's CIL Charging Schedule and Section 211 of the Planning Act 2008.
Please note that all CIL related enquiries and completed CIL forms, should be sent to CILcharge@basingstoke.gov.uk
6. The Planning permission does not authorise the undertaking of any works within the highway (carriageway, footway or verge). A licence/permit should be obtained from Hampshire County Council using the following link www.hants.gov.uk/transport or by contacting the Highways Operation Centre on 0300 555 1388. Email roads@hants.gov.uk.
7. It is recommended that the NatureSpace Best Practice Principles are taken into account and implemented where possible and appropriate.
8. It is essential to note that any works or activities whatsoever undertaken on site (including ground investigations, site preparatory works or ground clearance) prior to receipt of the written authorisation from the planning authority which permits the development to proceed under the District Licence (WML-OR134, or a 'Further Licence') are not licensed under the great crested newt District Licence. Any such works or activities have no legal protection under the great crested newt District Licence and if offences against great crested newt are thereby committed then criminal investigation and prosecution by the police may follow.
9. Bins must be left adjacent to the nearest adopted highway for collection on the specified waste collection day. The proposed development will be required to leave wheeled containers on Vyne Road for collection by 0600hrs (May-August) and 0700hrs (September-April) on the specified collection day and they should returned back to the property/bin storage point as soon as possible following collection. The bin collection point shown on the approved plans is not considered to be sufficient and bin collection will take place from the immediate highway location.
10. This Decision Notice must be read in conjunction with a Planning Obligation completed under the terms of Section 106 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended). You are advised to satisfy yourself that you have all the relevant documentation.
Item 2 - 24/01303/FUL: Land West of Silchester Road Little London and North Of Foxlea House Silchester Road Little London Hampshire. Site Creation of a farm track adjoining existing hardstanding
The Committee considered the report set out on pages of 127 of 151 of the agenda with the further material set out on the addendum sheet and other matters discussed at the meeting.
The Committee discussed the proposed application and were content with the proposal.
RESOLVED that: the application be APPROVED subject to the conditions and informatives listed below.
Conditions
1 The development hereby permitted shall be carried out in accordance with the following approved plans:
Site Location Plan - 1:2500 Drawing no. FH/02A Block Plan received on 18 July 2025
Block Plan - Drawing no. X1 received on 16 September 2024
Proposed Planting Plan - 1:500 received on 18 July 2025
Farm Track - Sheet 1 dated 07/03/2025 received on 13 June 2025
REASON: For the avoidance of doubt and in the interests of proper planning.
2 The development hereby permitted shall be begun before the expiration of 3 years from the date of this planning permission.
REASON: To comply with Section 91 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 and to prevent an accumulation of unimplemented planning permissions.
3 The materials to be used in the construction of the development hereby permitted shall be type 1 aggregate with a grassed strip along the central area as detailed within the approved plans and the Supporting Statement titled 'Applicant's Statement' dated April 2024. The aggregate to be used shall be virgin type 1 aggregate.
REASON: In the interests of visual amenity and to limit any potential for polluting impacts to Bow Brook, in accordance with Policies EM4 and EM10 of the Basingstoke and Deane Local Plan 2011-2029.
4 Prior to the commencement of development, a Biodiversity Enhancement and Management Plan (BEMP) shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority that sets out the implementation and delivery of onsite habitats informed by the supporting Biodiversity Net Gain Statement for Validation (Ecological Services Ltd, 2024) and Small Sites Metric (Lasseter, August 2024).
The BEMP will align with the approved Biodiversity Gain Plan and its supporting Biodiversity Metric. The BEMP should include the following:
Aims and objectives relating to habitat and species features to be retained, created and/or enhanced
Appropriate scale plan(s) that depict the habitat and species enhancement measures.
A description of management actions and associated timetable covering species and habitat implementation and delivery up to the time of target condition(s) as denoted in the supporting metric.
A monitoring and reporting framework with updates sent to the Local Planning Authority at relevant times, with details of how any remedial action will be identified and implemented.
Details of the specialist ecological management body or organisation responsible for implementation of the BEMP.
The approved Plan shall be implemented in accordance with the approved details and implementation timetable.
REASON: To provide net gains for biodiversity in line with the Environment Act 2021, Policy EM4 of the Basingstoke and Deane Local Plan 2011-2029 and Section 15 of the National Planning Policy Framework (December 2024).
5 The approved planting plans titled 'Proposed Planting Plan and Farm Track' received on 18 July 2025 and 13 June 2025 respectively shall be carried out in the first planting and seeding seasons following the first use of the agricultural track hereby approved. In addition, a maintenance programme detailing all operations to be carried out in order to allow successful establishment of planting, shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority before the use commences. Any trees or plants which, within a period of 5 years from the date of planting, die, are removed or become seriously damaged or diseased shall be replaced in the next planting season with others of similar size and species, to be agreed in writing by the Local Planning Authority.
REASON: Details are required prior to the use commencing because insufficient information has been submitted with the application in this regard, to improve the appearance of the site in the interests of visual amenity in accordance with Policies EP4, EM1 and EM10 of the Basingstoke and Deane Local Plan 2011-2029.
Informative(s):-
1. 1.1 The applicant's attention is drawn to the fact that the above conditions (if any), must be complied with in full, failure to do so may result in enforcement action being instigated.
1.2 This permission may contain pre-commencement conditions which require specific matters to be submitted and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority before a specified stage in the development occurs. This means that a lawful commencement of the approved development CANNOT be made until the particular requirements of the pre-commencement conditions have been met.
1.3 The applicant's attention is drawn to the fact that the Local Planning Authority has a period of up to eight weeks to determine details submitted in respect of a condition or limitation attached to a grant of planning permission. It is likely that in most cases the determination period will be shorter than eight weeks, however, the applicant is advised to schedule this time period into any programme of works. A fee will be required for requests for discharge of any consent, agreement, or approval required by a planning condition. A fee is payable for each submission made regardless of the number of conditions for which approval is sought. Details of the required fee can be found on our website - https://www.basingstoke.gov.uk/plan-app-process?chapter=81324#chapter81324 . Requests must be made using the standard application form (available online) or set out in writing clearly identifying the relevant planning application and condition(s) which they are seeking approval for.
2. In accordance with paragraph 39 of the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) in dealing with this application, the Council has worked with the applicant in the following positive and creative manner:-
seeking further information following receipt of the application;
seeking amendments to the proposed development following receipt of the application;
considering the imposition of conditions and or the completion of a s.106 legal agreement (in accordance with paragraphs 56-59).
In this instance:
the applicant was updated of any issues after the initial site visit and the additional information and amendments were made to the scheme.
In such ways the Council has demonstrated a positive and proactive manner in seeking solutions to problems arising in relation to the planning application.
3. The applicant is advised that the granting of this permission does not extend to the hardstanding near the access. A separate planning application for the creation/retention of any hardstanding near the access will be required to be submitted to the Local Planning Authority for determination.
Item 3 - 25/01118/TDC: Application for Technical Details Consent for the erection of 2 no. detached dwellings in accordance with Permission in Principle 22/02091/PIP. Site Land North Of Slade Hill Slade Hill Woolton Hill Hampshire
The Committee considered the report set out on pages of 152 of 196 of the agenda with the further material set out on the addendum sheet and other matters discussed at the meeting.
The Committee discussed the proposed application and the main area of discussion was the loss of habitat, impact on endangered species and biodiversity net gain.
Some members were dismayed that the biodiversity net gain could be offset at another location rather than onsite to compensate for the loss of habitat.
Members discussed the deferral of the application to seek further information on protected species such as slow worms and on the baseline data that informed the biodiversity metric.
RESOLVED that: the application be DEFERRED to seek further information on protected species such as slow worms and on the baseline data that informed the biodiversity metric.
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Determination of T/00402/24/TPO 95 Cavalier Road, Old Basing, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG24 7ER
This report summarises the key points of application T/00402/24/TPO for works to trees subject to a Tree Preservation Order (TPO) and sets out the reasons and basis upon which it is considered that the application should be refused.
Contact Officer: Aimee Hampton
Contact Officer: Aimee Hampton
Attachments:
- Document Back Paper - T-00402-24-TPO Ctte Report_95 Cavalier Rd_AH_JP_FINAL 31 Oct 2025
Minutes
The Tree Officer introduced the report which summarised the key points of application T/00402/24/TPO for works to trees subject to a Tree Preservation Order (TPO) and set out the reasons and basis upon which it was considered that the application should be refused.
RESOLVED that: the application be REFUSED.
RESOLVED that: the application be REFUSED.
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