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Allowed15 December 20253367752

Hockley Golf Club, Winchester Road, Twyford, Hampshire, SO21 1PL

Planning appeal 3367752 at Hockley Golf Club, Winchester Road, Twyford, Hampshire, SO21 1PL (South Downs) was allowed on 15 December 2025 by Inspector Smith A, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal upon the landscape character and scenic beauty of the South Downs National Park (SDNP), including consideration of the proposal's effect upon natural processes and ecosystem services.

a sustainable irrigation system, including water storage pond; and enhancement to driving range practice facility

Authority
South Downs
Appeal type
major · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Hearing
Development
leisure-sport · Other Major Developments
Inspector
Smith A
Postcode
SO21 1PL

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the proposal upon the landscape character and scenic beauty of the South Downs National Park (SDNP), including consideration of the proposal's effect upon natural processes and ecosystem services.

What decided it

The significant cumulative weight of the scheme's environmental, economic and social benefits outweighed the identified minor harm to the landscape character and scenic beauty of the SDNP.

The significant weight attributed to the scheme's water management, economic, social and biodiversity net gain benefits outweighed the minor harm to landscape character and scenic beauty of the SDNP.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy SD1Policy SD2Policy SD4Policy SD5Policy SD9Policy SD17Policy SD25Policy SD50Policy SB2Policy LHE2
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 57Paragraph 190Paragraph 191

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