Matterley Farm Alresford Road Ovington Hampshire SO24 0HU
Proposal
Change of use of land from agriculture to mixed agriculture and holding of one music festival event to occur once a calendar year. Retention of wooden structures within woodland area, use of additional access points on A31, A272 and Rodfield Lane, all associated with festival use.
- Received
- 24 December 2024
- Decision due
- 17 April 2025
- Decision level
- Planning committee
- Council
- South Downs
- Ward
- Alresford & Itchen Valley Ward
- ReceivedReceived24 Dec
- ValidatedValidated16 Jan
- Consult.Consultation28 Feb
- TargetTarget Date17 Apr
- DecidedDecided
About this application
This is a full planning application for a change of use at Matterley Farm Alresford Road Ovington Hampshire SO24 0HU. South Downs has handled 5,093 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 24 December 2024 and is still awaiting a decision. There have been 5 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 27 applications across Alresford & Itchen Valley Ward. We hold 1,390 applications in total for the SO24 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
- SO24 0HU
- Application type
- Full Application
- Scale / size
- Large
- Parish
- Itchen Valley Parish Council
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 16 January 2025
- Last date for comments
- 28 February 2025
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Turley
- Agent address
- The Pinnacle 20 Tudor Road Reading RG1 1NH United Kingdom
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 91 days
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-13277310
- Documents
- 366
Site constraints
Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.
- Nutrient neutrality catchment: River Itchen SACApplies to new homes and overnight accommodation · +1 more
- 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 (20)
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, 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.
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Associated applications
- 202518 Dec
Variation of Condition 1 and 2 of SDNP/24/05303/FUL
ApprovedDischarge of conditionsSDNP/25/04953/CND - 202530 Oct
Non-Material Amendment of SDNP/24/05303/FUL
ApprovedNon-material amendmentAmendmentSDNP/25/04410/NMA - 202424 Dec
Change of use of land from agriculture to mixed agriculture and holding of one music festival event to occur…
This applicationPendingFullSDNP/24/05303/FUL
Planning history at this site
3 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 20262 Jul
Partial discharge of Condition 3 (Event Management Plan) relating to planning approval SDNP/25/04953/CND
PendingDischarge of conditionsSDNP/26/02590/DCOND - 20262 Jul
Partial discharge of Condition 9 (Economic Strategy and Benefit Scheme) relating to planning approval…
PendingDischarge of conditionsSDNP/26/02591/DCOND - 202619 Jun
Discharge of Condition 7 for SDNP/25/04953/CND
PendingDischarge of conditionsSDNP/26/02411/DCOND
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