Shedfield Equestrian Centre, Botley Road, Shedfield, Southampton, Hampshire, SO32 2HN

Without planning permission the material change of use of the Land to B8 storage; together with operational development which facilitates the change of use of the Land

Authority: Winchester City Council
Appeal type: enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: employment-industrial · Change of use
Inspector: Hocking P

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the sites are in a suitable location for storage uses

What decided it

The sites are in an unacceptably harmful location for storage uses in contravention of the development plan policies, and the moderate weight afforded to economic and accessibility considerations does not outweigh this substantial harm.

The substantial planning harm of locating storage uses in an unsuitable countryside location outweighed the moderate weight given to economic benefits and accessibility considerations and the neutral weight of other factors.

Plan policies cited: Policy MTRA 4, Policy MTRA 3

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