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Dismissed8 April 20266001464

Hill View, Cams Hill Lane, Hambledon, Hampshire, PO7 4RQ

Planning appeal 6001464 at Hill View, Cams Hill Lane, Hambledon, Hampshire, PO7 4RQ (South Downs) was dismissed on 8 April 2026 by Inspector Leonard S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the appeal site is a suitable location for a new dwelling, with particular regard to the development plan's spatial strategy for new housing.

conversion of a redundant agricultural building to an open market residential dwelling

Authority
South Downs
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Change of use
Inspector
Leonard S
Postcode
PO7 4RQ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the appeal site is a suitable location for a new dwelling, with particular regard to the development plan's spatial strategy for new housing
  • Whether the proposal can mitigate against the impact upon the Solent Special Protection Area (SPA)

What decided it

The appeal site is not a suitable location for residential development because it fails to satisfy the accessibility requirements of Policy SD41 criterion (a) and the sequential test requirements of criterion (g), and the development plan's spatial strategy directs new housing to designated settlements.

The modest benefits of housing supply, quick build-out potential, and economic and social benefits from occupation, together with environmental benefits from 10% biodiversity net gain, are significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the adverse impacts of conflict with the development plan's spatial strategy and accessibility requirements, resulting in unsustainable development.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy SD25Policy SD41Policy SD1
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 84Paragraph 73

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