®Planning appeal decision
Plot 2, Wield Road , Medstead Alton, Hampshire , GU34 5LY
Planning appeal 3316603 at Plot 2, Wield Road , Medstead Alton, Hampshire , GU34 5LY (East Hampshire District Council) was allowed on 16 October 2023 by Inspector Simpson V, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the appeal site would be a suitable location for the proposed development, with particular regard to the local development strategy and the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area.
the change of use from agricultural to recreational/hobby farm for agricultural produce growing and animal grazing. Including permission for existing associated structures
- Authority
- East Hampshire District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- agricultural · Change of use
- Inspector
- Simpson V
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the appeal site would be a suitable location for the proposed development, with particular regard to the local development strategy and the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area
- The effect of the development on highway safety
- The effect of the development on the living conditions of occupiers of neighbouring dwellings, with particular regard to noise and disturbance
What decided it
The modest scale of the proposals, visual screening by intervening hedgerows, and the countryside location being appropriate for livestock keeping, combined with no demonstrable harm to highway safety or neighbouring living conditions, made the appeal site suitable for the development in accordance with the development plan.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- CP1CP2CP19CP20CP29CP31Policy 1 of the Medstead & Four Marks Neighbourhood Plan 2015-2028
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 56Paragraph 110Paragraph 111
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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