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Land East of Horndean Southern Expansion (LEOHSE) EHDC-25-0875-OUT

HORNDEAN PARISH COUNCIL PLANNING MEETING 11 AUGUST 2025

Land East of Horndean Southern Expansion (LEOHSE) EHDC-25-0875-OUT

Holding Note Pending Discussions with Rowlands Castle Parish Council

Overview of LEOHSE Outline Planning

This is an outline planning application for residential development (Use Class C3) including formal and informal public open space; play areas; parking and public realm works, together with associated: access; surface and foul water drainage infrastructure; and electricity supply infrastructure. All matters reserved except for the means of primary access to the highway network along with associated highway improvements and strategic landscaping and open space.

This application site falls wholly within Rowlands Castle Parish area.

The marketing material suggests it will comprise:

Up to 750 additional dwellings situated entirely within Rowlands Castle Parish, formal and informal open space, allotments, a Neighbourhood Locally Equipped Area for Play (NEAP), two grass junior football pitches, a pavilion, and a cricket pitch. There will be 40% affordable homes.

Land East of Horndean 55562/005 - Existing Application

The LEOH development of up to 800 dwellings has been ticking along for a few years now. Following permission for the Outline Planning Application on 23 December 2021, three Reserved Matters Applications (RMAs) have since come forward relating to various Parcels of land that HPC has commented on.

This application site falls both within Horndean Parish and within Rowlands Castle Parish.

Combined Site

The LEOH existing proposals for up to 800 dwellings plus the proposed LEOHSE site of up around 750 dwellings will create a new site of around 1550 dwellings.

It is estimated that 35% of the dwellings will be in the Horndean Parish area and 65% of the dwellings will be in the Rowlands Castle Parish. The two Parishes will need to understand the implications of this.

Discussions Concerning the Transfer of Assets under the LEOH s106 Agreement.

Discussions have been ongoing for some time in connection with whether or not HPC will be in a position to take on the management and maintenance of some or all of the relevant assets as set out in the section 106 agreement (e.g. the planned Community Building and 3G Football Pitch, Informal Open Space and Sustainable Drainage Systems, Skate Park Locally Equipped Area of Play and Informal Open Space). If it declined them a third-party management company would need to be appointed by EHDC.

Those discussions will now need to take account of the new LEOHSE application because, if it goes ahead, both Horndean and Rowlands Castle residents will be using the full range of s106 assets. It is stated by the developer that this new development effectively creates “a natural extension to the LEOH Development” and a “seamless integration will foster a more inclusive and sustainable community for the district.”

The impact of the additional residents on the single form school facilities (that were planned before LEOHSE was on the horizon) will also need to be considered in the normal way, as well as, for example, matters relating to increased traffic, strain on GPs surgeries etc.

Members from HPC will be meeting with Members from RCPC shortly after which the two parishes will be in a better position to put forward some proposals and to broaden out the discussions with Ward District Councillors and EHDC officers as appropriate.

Horndean Parish Council

11 August 2025

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