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Dismissed17 July 20253358317

Land North East of 1 Waterworks Cottages, Wickham Road (A32), Swanmore, Hampshire, SO32 2QF

Planning appeal 3358317 at Land North East of 1 Waterworks Cottages, Wickham Road (A32), Swanmore, Hampshire, SO32 2QF (South Downs) was dismissed on 17 July 2025 by Inspector Cahalane R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposal on the significance of the Soberton Pumping Station Conservation Area as a designated heritage asset.

a pair of semi-detached dwellings with vehicular access and off road car parking

Authority
South Downs
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Cahalane R
Postcode
SO32 2QF

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of the proposal on the significance of the Soberton Pumping Station Conservation Area as a designated heritage asset
  • whether the location of the proposed dwellings would form an appropriate reuse of a previously developed site

What decided it

The proposal conflicts with the development plan, particularly Policies SD15 and SD25 of the South Downs Local Plan, due to less than substantial harm to the conservation area's significance and failure to constitute an appropriate reuse of a previously developed site in an unsustainable countryside location.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy SD15Policy SD25Policy SD1Policy SD22Policy SD48
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 212Paragraph 213Paragraph 215

How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.

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