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

change of use of land from agriculture to use as a waste transfer station

Authority: Hampshire County Council
Appeal type: enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: minerals-waste · Change of use
Inspector: Kean G

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

need and whether the development is in a sustainable location
the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area including landscape impacts
whether the development provides safe and suitable access to the highway network and adequately mitigates any significant effects on highway safety

What decided it

The appeal site is in a fundamentally unsustainable location outside the settlement boundary contrary to development plan policies, and the waste transfer station use results in unacceptable visual harm to the rural character and appearance of the area and inadequate highway access arrangements.

Framework references: 85

Plan policies cited: Policy 1, Policy 5, Policy 10, Policy 12, Policy 13, Policy 29, Policy CP13, Policy MTRA4, Policy DM1, Policy DM10, Policy DM16, Policy DM18, Policy DM19, Policy DM23, Policy DM24

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Heritage. Listed buildings by grade and distance, conservation areas, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, heritage at risk.
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