Land West of Hamble Lane - Planning Update

6 August 2018

Gemma Care Barton Willmore The Blade Abbey Square

Reading RG1 3BE

(Sent by email - see list of those to whom this letter has been sent.)

Dear Madam

TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING ACT 1990 – SECTION 78

APPEAL BY HALLAM LAND MANAGEMENT LTD, LAND WEST OF HAMBLE LANE, HAMBLE, HAMPSHIRE SO31 4BT

APPLICATION REF: O/13/73479

1. I refer to the Consent Order issued by the High Court on 2 August 2018, quashing the decision of the Secretary of State contained in his letter dated 9 November 2016 in which he dismissed the above appeal and refused planning permission for the above proposal. The appeal now falls to be re-determined by the Secretary of State.

2. Rule 19 of the Town and Country Planning (Inquiries Procedure) (England) Rules 2000 requires the Secretary of State to send to persons entitled to appear at the inquiry, and who appeared at it, a written statement of the matters with respect to which further representations are invited for the purposes of his further consideration of the application.

3. Having regard to the Order of the High Court and the evidence available to the Secretary of State at present, he invites representations on:

a) any changes to the development plan since his decision was issued, such as the adoption of Local Plan policies, or a relevant Neighbourhood Plan coming into force;

b) the progress of the emerging Local Plan, including any relevant emerging Neighbourhood Plan;

c) any issues specific to the case, such as the current housing land supply position;

d) any other relevant changes since the decision, such as a change to national policy or any implications of a recent court judgment;

e) the new National Planning Policy Framework published on 24 July 2018, available at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national- planning-policy-framework--2

f) Any material change in circumstances, fact or policy, that may have arisen since his decision of 9 November 2016 was issued and which the parties consider to be material to the Secretary of State’s further consideration of this appeal.

4. You are now afforded the opportunity of submitting written representations to the Secretary of State in respect of the above matters. The Secretary of State considers that a period of three weeks to submit representations is reasonable in the circumstances of this case. You are therefore asked to submit any representations you wish to make no later than 27 August 2018 by email to PCC@communities.gsi.gov.uk. Please note that any replies received will be copied to other parties for their comment.

5. Alternatively, you have until 27 August 2018 in which you may ask for the inquiry to be re-opened. In deciding whether the inquiry should be re-opened, the Secretary of State will consider all views that may be expressed to him on this matter, but the decision is ultimately one for him.

6. A copy of this letter is also being sent to Eastleigh Borough Council and the parties listed at Annex A below. If any of the Annex A parties wish to submit comments in response to this letter, they should do so within the timescale set out above.

Yours faithfully

Philip Barber Authorised by the Secretary of state to sign in that behalf

Hamble Parish Council will review its previous objections to the development and consider whether it needs updating in the light of EBCs Pre Submission Local Plan and associated 5 year housing land supply.