Latest Planning News - South Downs National Park Authority

Decision by National Park Authority on woodland site is upheld by Inspector

The Planning Inspectorate has upheld a decision by the National Park Authority to refuse a residential scheme on a wooded area in the countryside. Last year the Authority refused outline plans for eight homes and associated access, car parking and landscaping at Kingsmead Close, Bramber, West Sussex, on a site protected by a woodland Tree […]

Meet the South Downs planner…Kevin Wright

Find out more about Kevin Wright, Planning Policy Officer for the National Park Authority. Three words that sum up your job in planning? Artisan, Figures, Perseverance Okay, so what’s your role at the National Park? Planning Policy officer – One of my main tasks during the year is producing the Authority Monitoring Report (AMR). This […]

Integration of plan making at South Downs National Park

A planning blueprint for the future development of Shoreham Cement Works will be incorporated into the Authority’s Local Plan Review. Members at a meeting of the National Park Authority voted to integrate the Area Action Plan (AAP) and Local Plan Review into a single planning document. It comes after a consultation this summer looked at […]

Winter planning newsletter: Pillars of planning remain firm in a year of change

Looking back on a busy and productive 2022 for the Planning Authority, I’m reflecting on some broad themes that are consistent in planning year after year. It’s certainly been a year of promised change, as well as challenges and uncertainty in the UK and abroad, with a long list announcements that have an impact on […]

Plan for town centre development is refused over design concerns

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 […]

High Court ruling helps protect South Downs National Park

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 […]