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Notice varied and upheld8 May 20263376701

Highgates, Highclere, Hampshire, RG20 9RQ

Planning appeal 3376701 at Highgates, Highclere, Hampshire, RG20 9RQ (Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 8 May 2026 by Inspector Harwood A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the enforcement notice is valid and properly served.

Material change of use of land from agricultural use to residential use including the siting of a mobile home together with erection of fencing, gates and laying of hardstanding

Authority
Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council
Appeal type
enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Change of use
Inspector
Harwood A
Postcode
RG20 9RQ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the enforcement notice is valid and properly served
  • Whether the alleged breach of planning control has occurred as a matter of fact
  • Whether what is alleged constitutes a breach of planning control
  • Whether the steps required by the notice exceed what is necessary to remedy the breach
  • Whether the periods specified in the notice are reasonable

What decided it

The material change of use from agricultural to residential use through siting of a mobile home with facilitating operational development (fencing and gates) constitutes a breach of planning control that is not immune from enforcement action and is not permitted development.

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The authority’s record since 2016 · every decision in 2026

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