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

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

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.

Framework references: 57, 190, 191

Plan policies cited: Policy SD1, Policy SD2, Policy SD4, Policy SD5, Policy SD9, Policy SD17, Policy SD25, Policy SD50, Policy SB2, Policy LHE2

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