Livestock farmyard at Land At Roundtown Estate Hackwood Park, Basingstoke

“The site is located within the Impact Risk Zone for the SSSI’s Greywell Fen SSSI, Mapledurwell Fen SSSI, Greywell Tunnel Basingstoke Canal SSSI, Butter Wood SSS. The site is within a green zone for Great Crested Newts. The site has low risk surface water flooding within the access road, although the site itself is located outside of the flood risk areas.”

“The application site comprises a parcel of approximately 1.01ha excluding the farm track access leading to Dickens Lane. The existing use of the site is currently arable farmland. The proposed use is for a livestock farmyard. The existing landscape is bounded by tree lined woodland to the east and west. The site levels are relatively flat, however, set down from the main track running to the east of the site. There is a slight rise of the land towards the west.”

“Erection of 1 no. 3 bedroom dwelling with attached garage on land at Roundtown Farms Granted 13.11.2020 22/02843/FUL Erection of a 3no bedroom dwelling on land at Roundtown Farms Granted 10.02.2023”

“Planning permission 22/02843/FUL is currently under construction and located 35m to the application site.”

“Implies a significant change in the farming of the land i. Not in keeping with historic nature of land at Hackwood Park (Grade I Listed Parkland and Grade II Listed property) and Heritage Impacts iii. Protected by restrictive covenants xii. Planning permission unnecessary i. Presents serious issues for local residents in terms of neighbouring amenity, would cause significant annoyance to local residents vi. Damage the value of property xii. 12.”

“Concerned about scale of new development and possibility of further development in association with this i., ii., iv. Impact to landscape ii., iv. Could pollute the River Lyde x. Would impact on the ecosystem viii. Impact on wildlife species and ecosystem viii. Impact to Thames Water Supply Zone x. Possibility of conversion of the buildings to residential use in later years xii.”

“The Committee discussed the proposed application and were content that it was an agricultural building on agricultural land and the profile of the buildings would not impact any dwellings in the vicinity or the adjacent road.”

“Members were content that the sileage clamp which would be served by a permitter drain to a sealed effluent tank, would ensure there was no cross contamination with surface or groundwater.”