High Acres Willis Lane, Four Marks, Alton, GU34 5AP

Planning appeal 3346355 at High Acres Willis Lane, Four Marks, Alton, GU34 5AP (East Hampshire District Council) was decided (quashed on legal grounds) on 30 December 2025 by Inspector Kean G, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the breach of planning control alleged in the enforcement notice has occurred as a matter of fact.

within the last four years and without planning permission, the creation of a vehicular access from the Land onto a classified road (Willis Lane C Class Road)

Authority: East Hampshire District Council
Appeal type: enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: other · Householder developments
Inspector: Kean G
Postcode: GU34 5AP

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the breach of planning control alleged in the enforcement notice has occurred as a matter of fact
Whether at the time the enforcement notice was issued, it was too late to take enforcement action
Whether there has been a breach of planning control, for example because permission has already been granted or is permitted development
Whether the development is justified having regard to the development plan policies

What decided it

The Inspector's assessment that the additional access was reasonably required to facilitate the configuration of the established separate residential plots and could be accommodated without causing increased danger to highway users, thereby complying with the development plan.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy CP1Policy CP2Policy CP19Policy CP20Policy CP29Policy CP31

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