Town and Country Planning Act 1990 - Notice of Inquiry

Location

Rook Farm, land off St Marys Road, Hayling Island

Proposal

Outline application for development of up to 300 dwellings (including affordable housing). The proposal includes provision for structural planting and landscaping; informal public open space; children's play areas; sustainable drainage system (SuDS); a new vehicular access from St Mary's Road; and associated ancillary works; and the demolition of an existing agricultural building. All matters reserved except for means of vehicular access. Accompanied by an Environmental Statement.

HBC Planning References: APP/21/01434 and Appeal Ref AP-0373

PINS Appeal Reference: 6004299

Appeal details

An appeal has been made to the Secretary of State against non-determination by Havant Borough Council for the development described above.

The appeal will be determined by Inquiry. The Inquiry will be conducted by an Inspector appointed by the Secretary of State.

Inquiry arrangements

The Inquiry has closed.

Inquiry documents (including the statements of case and proofs of evidence) are available for inspection online reference Rook Farm Planning appeal AP-0373

Recordings of meetings

You can watch recordings of all the sessions via the links below:

Appellant's draft Unilateral Undertaking pursuant to Section 106

The latest version of the Appellant's draft UU/S106 (30 June 2026) has been received and can be seen here:

S106 Unilateral Undertaking DRAFT_Redacted.pdf

The Council has taken the step of including the link to the document on the Rook Farm Inquiry page to ensure that the planning obligation is publicly available to all interested parties.  The document can also be found on the Rook Farm Inquiry page on the council's Public Register (see link above).

Contact information

Planning Inspectorate: Tim Salter

Tel: 0303 444 5520

E-mail: tim.salter.oo@planninginspectorate.gov.uk 

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