Southview, Abbey View Road, Medstead, GU34 5BP

Planning appeal 6002082 at Southview, Abbey View Road, Medstead, GU34 5BP (East Hampshire District Council) was dismissed on 1 May 2026 by Inspector Nicholls H, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the site is suitable for residential development, having regard to its location, the proposed land use and the amount of development.

permission in principle for 9 dwellings, following demolition of existing dwellings, stables and barns and removal of caravan

Authority: East Hampshire District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Nicholls H
Postcode: GU34 5BP

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether the site is suitable for residential development, having regard to its location, the proposed land use and the amount of development

What decided it

The totality of harms from unsustainable location and character change do not outweigh the benefits of housing delivery, and the development conflicts with the development plan.

The benefits of nine dwellings and affordable housing, attributed great weight, were outweighed by significant harm from reliance on private vehicles due to peripheral location and demonstrable harm to rural character and openness, such that the Framework did not indicate a decision other than in accordance with the development plan.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy CP10Policy CP2Policy CP19Policy CP31Policy CP13Policy CP28Policy CP29Policy 1 of the Medstead and Four Marks Neighbourhood PlanPolicy H14 of the East Hampshire District Local Plan: Second Review (2006)
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 11

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