Hart District Council appeal evidence
Refused over area character and appearance in Hart?
These Hart examples show which proposals were found harmful to local character and which were not.
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- Matched locally
- 57 of 96
- eligible decision families
- Allowed
- 27
- matched appeal records
- Dismissed
- 29
- matched appeal records
- Householder
- 54
- of 57 matched records
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Planning Data area point: Hart LPA (51.284839, −0.897443). This is the published representative point for the authority boundary, not a town hall, camera position or appeal site.
Hart District Council appeal findings
Hart conclusions on character-and-appearance harm
The selected examples include both outcomes, but the displayed reasoning extracts give conclusions rather than the detailed analysis behind them.
Counted against appeals
Dismissed Hart examples: character harm
Board fence found harmful
The Inspector concluded that the board fence with concrete posts and gravel boards would harm the surrounding area’s character and appearance.
Extension proposal found harmful
The Inspector concluded that the extension proposal would harm the local area’s character and appearance, despite certain moderating factors.
Helped or needed
Allowed Hart examples: no character harm
Wall and fence detail not given
The displayed extract concludes that the wall and fence would not harm the area, but gives no design detail behind that conclusion.
Extension detail not given
The displayed extract concludes that the rear extension would have an acceptable effect, but gives no design detail behind it.
Shed enclosure detail not given
The displayed extract says enclosing the existing shed caused no harm, but gives no design detail behind that conclusion.
Your refusal notice
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- Does the refusal identify the exact feature said to harm local character?
- Does it explain how your wall, fence or extension changes the area’s appearance?
- What drawings or photographs directly test the stated character-and-appearance harm?
All displayed Hart reasoning extracts state conclusions, not the detailed assessment that led to them. These decisions do not predict another result.
Appeal evidence examples
Compare allowed and dismissed appeal reasoning
Each example separates the development, the Inspector-stated issue that selected it, and the reasoning from the decision. Compare the facts as well as the outcome: these examples do not predict how a different proposal would be decided.
Allowed appeal examples
3 examples
4 February 2026 · Allowed
Development described in the decision
new brick garden wall with brick piers and timber fence panels.
Issue identified by the Inspector
The main issue is the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area.
Paragraph 3 · Source page 1
Reasoning from the decision
I therefore conclude that the proposal does not have a harmful effect on the character and appearance of the area. As such it accords with Policy NBE9 of the Hart Local Plan (Strategy and Sites) 2032 (adopted April 2020) and Policy GEN1 of the Hart District Local Plan (Replacement) 1996 – 2006 ([name] 2009). Together these seek to ensure that proposals are of a high-quality design and are in keeping with local character.
Paragraph 9 · Source page 2
18 December 2025 · Allowed
Development described in the decision
part single storey, part two storey rear extension.
Issue identified by the Inspector
The main issue is the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area.
Paragraph 7 · Source page 2
Reasoning from the decision
For the reasons given I conclude that the proposal would have an acceptable impact upon the character and appearance of the area. It would therefore accord with saved Policy GEN1 of the Hart Local Plan (Replacement) 1996-2006 (adopted December 2002) and Policy NBE9 of the Hart Local Plan (Strategy and Sites) 2032 (adopted April 2020). Together, these seek to ensure that development proposals achieve a high-quality design and are in keeping with local character.
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7 March 2025 · Allowed
Development described in the decision
the enclosure of existing shed.
Issue identified by the Inspector
The main issue is the effect of the development upon the character and appearance of the area.
Paragraph 4 · Source page 1
Reasoning from the decision
Overall, I am unable to identify any harm to the character or appearance of the area as a result of the development. As such, there is no conflict with Policy NBE9 of the Hart Local Plan (Strategy and Sites) 2032, adopted 2020, or saved Policy GEN1 of the Hart District Local Plan (Replacement) 1996-2006 as far as they both support development that respects local character. For the same reason I am satisfied that there is no conflict with the National Planning Policy Framework’s objectives for achieving well designed places.
Paragraph 8 · Source page 2
Dismissed appeal examples
2 examples
12 February 2026 · Dismissed
Development described in the decision
erection of a [address] board fence with concrete posts and gravel boards to front and side.
Issue identified by the Inspector
The main issue is the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the surrounding area.
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Reasoning from the decision
For the above reasons, I conclude that the proposal would harm the character and appearance of the surrounding area. It would thus conflict with Policy NBE9 of the Hart Local Plan (Strategy & Sites) 2032 (Adopted 2020), Policy GEN1 of the Hart District Local Plan (Replacement) 1996-2006 [name], and Policy 10 of the Fleet Neighbourhood Plan 2018-2032 (Adopted 2019). These policies require, amongst other things, development to complement, and be in keeping and well-integrated with, the immediate locality, in terms of scale, design, massing, prominence, landscaping and siting.
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24 January 2022 · Dismissed
Development described in the decision
the erection of a three-storey side extension with a flat roof with solar panels and solar thermal system mounted on the flat roof and a single- storey front extension.
Issue identified by the Inspector
The main issue is the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the local area.
Paragraph 3 · Source page 1
Reasoning from the decision
Therefore, notwithstanding certain moderating factors, the proposed development would have a harmful effect on the character and appearance of the local area. It would therefore conflict with the Policy NBE9 of the Hart Local Plan (Strategy & Sites) 2032, saved Policy GEN1 of the Hart Local Plan - Replacement 1996-2006, which both seek to achieve high quality design. The proposed development would also conflict with the approach in paragraph 130. c) of the National Planning Policy Framework (published July 2021, which in that specific respect is aligned with the previous iteration referred to in the Council’s decision notice).
Paragraph 9 · Source page 2