Rambling Rose Farm Winterbourne Newbury RG20 8AS

1. 1.Impacts to the Character of the Area/National Landscape The proposal will result in the development of an undeveloped site within the NWDNL. The open elevated and exposed valley side location of the proposed development will result in adverse visual effects from a number of PROWs at close and distant locations. The proposed development does not relate to the settlement form, pattern or character given Winterbourne is a discrete linear village which aligns the valley floor. Whilst the proposed development is located within proximity of the village its open setting will dilute Winterbourne's interconnectivity with the surrounding open landscape. Overall, the proposals will cause domestication of the site, with the proposed buildings and structures, vehicular parking, hard landscaping and post and rail fencing. The development proposals will not conserve and enhance the remote, secluded and relatively undeveloped character of the site and surrounding PROWS. The proposed development will require significant changes to the smooth valley side landform which will have an adverse landscape effect on the National Landscape. The proposed development is in a greenfield and exposed site which cannot be successfully mitigated. Due to the identified harm the development proposals do not satisfy Policy SP2, SP7, SP8, DM1, or DM37 of the development plan. The site's location within the NWDNL is afforded significant protection in planning policies.
2. 2.Lack of further surveys Ecology Non-compliance with policy SP11 (Biodiversity and Geodiversity), failing to demonstrate how the proposal would conserve and enhance biodiversity including their long-term future management. Great crested newts are fully protected through the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (as amended) and the Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2017 (as amended). No further surveys or District-level licence have been provided and thus conflicts with paragraph 99 of the ODPM 06/2005 which states: "it is essential that the presence or otherwise of protected species and the extent that they may be affected by the proposed development, is established before the planning

From the council's decision notice.

Postcode

RG20 8AS

Application type

Full Major Application (13 Weeks)

Scale / size

Large

Parish

Winterbourne Parish Meeting

Date validated

9 March 2026

Consultation expiry

25 June 2026

Consultation end

25 June 2026

Target decision date

8 June 2026

Agent

ds equine

Agent address

Mulberry Cottage Stoner Hill Road Froxfield Petersfield GU32 1DX

Statutory period

91 days

Site notice start

18 March 2026

Site notice end

10 April 2026

Documents

59

Constraints

18