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Plans for a 62-bedroom care home in Midhurst town centre were refused over concerns about the design and its potential detrimental impact on the townscape. The National Park Authority’s Planning Committee voted to refuse plans to redevelop a vacant brownfield site that was previously occupied by the former leisure centre in Bepton Road. The proposals […]

A High Court battle has been won to save a swathe of agricultural land from development. East Hampshire District Council’s planning enforcement officers and legal team, working on behalf of the South Downs National Park Authority, successfully applied for an injunction to stop development on Westbury Park, near East Meon. The farmland was recently bought […]

Twenty-five new affordable homes have been approved as part of the redevelopment of a brownfield site. The Authority’s Planning Committee voted to give the green light to plans submitted by Metis Homes for 69 homes on land at the former Brickworks and current West Sussex County Council Depot site in Bepton Road. It comes after […]

Greater protection for rare heaths, over 10,000m2 of new completed employment space and almost 100 new visitor accommodation units are among the highlights of the Authority Monitoring Report (AMR). This is the eighth Authority Monitoring Report (AMR) produced by the SDNPA and the third to be produced since the adoption of the South Downs Local […]

New cycle tracks, better bridleways, school playground improvements and work to enhance a precious chalk stream are among the projects to benefit from a major funding boost from the South Downs National Park Authority. Just under £2m will benefit 38 community schemes across Hampshire, West Sussex and East Sussex. The investment comes from the Community […]