IF plans to build warehouses on Oakdown farm are approved the developer must take measures to reduce the impact on the surrounding community, councillors have said. 

As previously reported, Newlands Developments submitted a revised planning application to Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council for a new distribution hub on land at Oakdown Farm in Dummer, which included plans to build a Lidl warehouse.

In October last year members of the borough council's development control committee refused Newlands’ previous application - understood to be earmarked for Amazon.

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In May this year members of the same committee refused Newlands’ revised application. 

The developer has filed an appeal against the decision and a hearing is set to take place on October 18.

On Wednesday, September 28 members on the same committee agreed Newlands must enter a section 106 agreement. This is an agreement between a developer and a local planning authority about measures that the developer must take to reduce their impact on the community.

It has not been made clear what measures Newlands would need to do, councillors on the committee asked for a detailed summary to be produced before the appeal hearing.

Cllr Chris Tomblin said: “We would like to see an executive summary of the report. I would like to make it clear that I am still against the development.

“Hampshire County Council have issued a report about junction 7 and 8 and all of the A30, which they are planning to look at because there is already a capacity issue. I think that ties in with our potential local plan and the fact that side of Basingstoke is receiving a lot of development.”

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Despite the approval, Cllr Paul Harvey shared his reservations.

He said: “By enabling this we may well be letting Hampshire County do works that we disagree with."

The summary report is expected to be made public ahead of the hearing.