Hambledon Parish Council has agreed to support the proposal to build a country house estate on the site of the former Nutbourne Brickworks at Roundals Lane, subject to satisfactory legal advice on a covenant it has been offered by the developers.
The majority of villagers who expressed an opinion on the planning application by Millgate Homes urged the parish council to support the proposal.
The priority for parish councillors was to obtain the best possible outcome for Hambledon and they made it clear to the developers that many issues had to be examined before such support could be forthcoming. As a result Millgate came back to the parish council with a significant concession. It would transfer a piece of Nutbourne land to the parish which would be given the benefit of a covenant restricting building on the neighbouring development site to one large country house and further restrict its use to that of a single-occupancy home. However, Millgate made the offer conditional to the parish council agreeing to support its application. This condition was unacceptable to councillors.
Hambledon Parish Council is to hold a public meeting to hear the views of villagers over the proposed country house estate development at the disused Nutbourne Brickworks site. The meeting will be held in the Village Hall at 8pm on Thursday October 28th.