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Taylors Copse Elmwood Lane Steep Marsh Petersfield GU32 2BS

SDNP/18/03834/FULFull ApplicationApproved
Full

Approved on 6 September 2019

Delegated (officer decision)

Proposal

Change of use of land from agricultural to equestrian and installation of riding arena

Received
19 July 2018
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Council
South Downs
Ward
Froxfield And Steep Ward
Agent
Witham Vale Ltd
  1. Received19 Jul
  2. Validated9 Aug
  3. Consult.3 Apr
  4. Target4 Oct
  5. Decided6 Sep

Decided in 393 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at Taylors Copse Elmwood Lane Steep Marsh Petersfield GU32 2BS. South Downs has handled 5,093 applications of this type. This one was decided in 414 days, 51 weeks longer than South Downs's typical decision time. There has been 1 other application at this address. We hold 2,576 applications in total for the GU32 postcode area.

88% of full applications at South Downs were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
GU32 2BS
Application type
Full Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Steep Parish Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
9 August 2018
Last date for comments
3 April 2019
Target decision date
4 October 2018
Permission expires
6 September 2022

Applicant and agent

Agent
Witham Vale Ltd
Agent address
Witham Vale Ltd The Office Watergore Farm South Petherton Nr Yeovil TA13 5JQ

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-07143206
Documents
22
Constraints
13

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • National park: South Downs
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Possibly incomplete for this council: Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders.

Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: South Downs

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