Southern Planning Practice Ltd – Country Estates

Over the years the Practice has been engaged and retained by a number of clients to advise on planning policy and development issues for buildings and land owned by rural landowners. The following are examples of the work undertaken.

Rempstone Estate, Dorset

  • Planning permission for three dwellings in Wareham
  • Establishing the lawful status of fishing lakes at Arfleet
  • Establishing the lawful status of racing stables and caravan at Rempstone
  • Inclusion of land for development in Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessment – Stoborough
  • Planning advice on various estate properties and land
  • Planning advice on Camp Site at Rempstone Heath
  • Representations on Purbeck Local Development Framework and Local Plan

Malmesbury Estate, Dorset

  • Planning permission for paintball game use at Hurn
  • Establishing lawful use of buildings for commercial use at Hurn
  • Establishing lawful use of former nursery for manufacturing purposes at Hurn
  • Planning and listed building consent for extension of estate cottage at Hurn
  • Planning advice for land at Bournemouth Airport and safeguarding and implementing permission for airport parking
  • Planning advice on mineral extraction at Hurn
  • Representations on Christchurch and Bournemouth Local Plans

Greywell Estate, Hampshire

  • Listed building consent for alteration of barns for events use
  • Advice and representations on Basingstoke BC Farm Diversification policy

Chilbolton Down Farm Estate, Hampshire

  • Series of planning permissions for re-use of redundant agricultural buildings for a variety of commercial uses
  • Representations on Test Valley Local Development Framework

Boughey Estate, Hampshire

  • Planning permission for re-use of redundant agricultural buildings for commercial uses at Abbotts Ann
  • Providing planning advice on relocating a primary school at Abbots Ann
  • Planning advice on re-use of redundant farm buildings at Abbotts Ann
  • Representations on Test Valley Local Development Framework

Great Trippetts Estate, West Sussex

  • Retention of agricultural building
  • Planning permissions for estate tracks
  • Retention of equestrian exercise track
  • Planning witness in Local Inquiry for polo manege and tennis court
  • Additional stable yard
  • Upgrading and extension of estate tracks

Froyle Estate, Hampshire

  • Replacement dwelling at Froyle
  • Planning advice on permission for commercial use of redundant agricultural buildings at Froyle
  • Planning witness in Local Inquiry for game keeping centre and gamekeeper's dwelling

Exbury Gardens, Hampshire

  • Securing permission for garden railway
  • Establishing lawful use of land as Croquet Lawn

Barfold Farm, Haslemere

  • Mixed use of land for agriculture, forestry and equestrian (polo) use
  • Retention of equestrian track
  • Upgrading and extension of estate tracks
  • New storage barn