Planning
The Parish Council plays an active part in all local planning issues. It is probably the area of the Council's role that is best known to the community and which can be of the most importance. Our Local Planning Authority is the South Downs National Park (SDNP), although most decisions are delegated to Winchester City Council to determine on their behalf. Comments on applications can be made online via the SDNP (link below). Some useful resources follow:
SDNP Planning Portal
(Once you are in the portal, type Hambledon in the keyword seach to show all applications, then select the one you wish to view.)
Conservation Area Map and Conservation Area Character Appraisal
Trees are protected in the Conservation Area and you must give six weeks' written notice to Winchester City Council of your intention to undertake works to any tree over 75 mm in diameter (measured 1.5m above ground level). There are penalties for non-compliance.
SDNP Newsletters
SDNP Planning Newsletter Winter 2021
SDNP Planning Newsletter Summer 2021
SDNP Planning Newsletter Spring 2021
SDNP Planning Newsletter Dec 2020
SDNP Planning Newsletter July 2020
South Downs Planning News Summer 2020
SDNP Planning Newsletter April 2020
SDNP Planning Newsletter Autumn/Winter 2019
SDNP Planning Newsletter Spring 2019
For more information visit Winchester City Council's website at: www.winchester.gov.uk/planning/trees
Planning Enforcement
If you have concerns that there has been a breach of planning control, please contact Winchester City Council by one of the following methods:
- by email to: enf@winchester.gov.uk
- in writing to: Planning Enforcement Team, Winchester City Council, City Offices, Colebrook Street, Winchester, SO23 9LJ;
- by telephone: 01962 848480; or
- by visiting the City Offices and speaking to one of the Planning Enforcement Team’s Officers.
Southampton Airport Runway Extension
Southampton Airport Fact Sheet Aug 2020
Update regarding Southampton Airport's Runway Planning Application 13 July
Southampton Airport Carbon Neutral Newsletter 13 July
AQUIND Interconnector
For the latest correspondence on the AQUIND Interconnector, see below:
AQUIND Interconnector EN020022 01 Dec 2021
Aquind Briefing Paper Number 19 Nov 2021
AQUIND Interconnector Update 04 Nov 2021
Aquind Briefing Note No. 17 Sept 21
Aquind Briefing Note No.14 Mar 2021
AQUIND Notice of Completion of Examination 08 Mar 2021
AQUIND Interconnector Update 03 Feb 2021
Aquind Briefing Paper No 13 Jan 21
AQUIND Interconnector Project Updates 11 Jan 2021
AQUIND Briefing Note No 11 Nov 2020
AQUIND Interconnector Update 11 Nov 2020
AQUIND Briefing Note No 6 Mar 2020
AQUIND Briefing Note No 5 Jan 2020
AQUIND Update 12 Dec 2019
AQUIND PEIR Consultation Letter Response
AQUIND Briefing Note No 3
AQUIND Statutory Consultation May 2019
AQUIND Press Release May 2019
AQUIND Post-Consultation Letter
AQUIND Interconnector Pre-Consultation Letter Feb 2019
AQUIND Interconnector S48 Notice
Miscellaneous Documents
Note from Soberton PC re. Hedgerows & the Brown Hairstreak Butterfly Mar 2021:
Hi Everyone
I have been asked to write to you all to highlight a particular consideration that may be relevant to planning applications in your parish specifically on sites that have mixed native hedgerows.
In the winter of 2017/2018 it was discovered that there is a population of a rare butterfly, the Brown Hairstreak which is a protected species, breeding in native hedgerows in and around Soberton. The butterfly lays its eggs on blackthorn, which is likely to be present in most mixed native hedgerows in the area. Since then the butterfly has been recorded as breeding in neighbouring parishes (including Droxford and Boarhunt), and is almost certainly more widespread than is currently known: potentially it could well occur in suitable hedgerows in south east Hampshire. We have published a note on this on the Soberton Parish Council website (also attached to this) which gives more details. It is intended to refer to this species in the next VDS for Soberton and Newtown, and it has been suggested that it would be worth highlighting to you.
The potential presence of the butterfly has been raised as a relevant consideration in relation to planning applications which involve hedgerow destruction, or potential loss of protection when it is proposed to change use to domestic / residential.
The Soberton resident (Angus McCullough) who discovered the presence of this butterfly and has been studying it locally is happy to be contacted if you would like more information:
angus.mccullough@1cor.com
Kind regards
Jenny
HCC advice re. electrical charging of cars (Mar 2020)