Brocketts Farm, Hulfords Lane, Hartley Wintney, Hampshire, RG27 8AG

Planning appeal 6001360 at Brocketts Farm, Hulfords Lane, Hartley Wintney, Hampshire, RG27 8AG (Hart District Council) was dismissed on 1 April 2026 by Inspector Pickernell E, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the integrity of the Thames Basin Heath Special Protection Area (TBHSPA).

erection of a temporary rural workers dwelling and agricultural building with yard and access

Authority: Hart District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: agricultural · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Pickernell E
Postcode: RG27 8AG

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effect of the proposal on the integrity of the Thames Basin Heath Special Protection Area (TBHSPA)

What decided it

The proposal would result in adverse effects on the integrity of the Thames Basin Heaths Special Protection Area through increased recreational pressure and domestic disturbance that cannot be adequately mitigated, and the presumption in favour of sustainable development does not apply to development likely to have a significant effect on a habitats site unless an appropriate assessment has concluded no adverse effect.

The minor housing contribution and other benefits including biodiversity enhancements, landscaping and economic benefits from the rural enterprise do not outweigh the harm to the integrity of the habitats site, and the presumption in favour of sustainable development is disapplied by paragraph 195 of the NPPF

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy NBE3 of the Hart Local Plan (Strategy and Sites) 2032Saved Policy NRM6 of The South East Plan (Adopted May 2009)
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 195

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