®Planning appeal decision
Barrow Hill Farm, Barrowhill Farm Lane, Ramsdean, Petersfield, Hampshire, GU32 1RW
change of use of agricultural building to leisure, swimming pool and associated facilities and proposed outside tennis court to support existing holiday let business
- Authority
- South Downs
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- leisure-sport · Change of use
- Inspector
- Cahalane R
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the scale and location of the proposed development is acceptable having regard to the spatial strategy of the development plan
- whether the proposal would conserve and enhance the landscape, natural beauty and tranquillity of the South Downs National Park
- the effect on the South Downs International Dark Sky Reserve
What decided it
The proposal's disproportionate scale relative to existing holiday accommodation, combined with its adverse impacts on landscape character, natural beauty, tranquillity and dark sky integrity of the South Downs National Park, conflicts with the development plan and Framework's requirement to give great weight to conservation of National Park landscapes.
Framework references: 88, 187, 189
Plan policies cited: Policy SD25, Policy SD23, Policy SD19, Policy SD41, Policy SD4, Policy SD5, Policy SD7, Policy SD8
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.