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Notice varied and upheld16 July 20243333876

Whiteflood Meadow, Belmore Lane, Owslebury, Hampshire, SO21 1JW

Planning appeal 3333876 at Whiteflood Meadow, Belmore Lane, Owslebury, Hampshire, SO21 1JW (South Downs) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 16 July 2024 by Inspector White P, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the development conserves and enhances the natural beauty of the South Downs National Park.

Without planning permission: (i) The material change of use of the land to equestrian; (ii) The erection on the land of buildings to facilitate the unauthorised use in (i)

Authority
South Downs
Appeal type
enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure
Hearing
Development
leisure-sport · Change of use
Inspector
White P
Postcode
SO21 1JW

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether the development conserves and enhances the natural beauty of the South Downs National Park
  • the effect of the development on highway safety
  • whether the development conserves and enhances the wildlife of the South Downs National Park

What decided it

The substantial harm to highway safety, arising from inadequate visibility at the byway's junction with Belmore Lane, combined with harm to the natural beauty of the National Park, outweighed the wildlife benefits and tipped the balance against the development.

the significant weight attributed to the wildlife/ecology benefits was outweighed by the substantial weight attributed to harm to landscape/natural beauty and highway safety, so the balance tipped against the development

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy SD4Policy SD5Policy SD6Policy SD20Policy SD24Policy SD21Policy SD2Policy SD9

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The authority’s record since 2016 · every decision in 2024

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