11/06/2026
๐๐ฎ๐บ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฒ๐น๐ฑ ๐ค๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ โ ๐๐ถ๐ด๐ต ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ผ๐ป ๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ป๐ฒ
As you will be aware, Hamble Parish Council โ working closely with Hamble Peninsular Residents Group, and on behalf of the community โ has challenged the appeal decision that granted planning permission for the quarry. On Tuesday 16 June, a High Court judge at the Royal Courts of Justice in London will consider our challenge โ and specifically whether the appeal was handled correctly and lawfully.
The judge is not deciding whether the quarry is a good or bad idea โ that argument has already been heard. This hearing is only about whether the right process was followed.
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฝ๐ผ๐๐๐ถ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ ๐ผ๐๐๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ๐:
๐ญ. ๐ข๐๐ฟ ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ฒ๐ป๐ด๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ป๐ผ ๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น๐. The appeal decision is set aside, and the case is looked at again. The judge will decide which issues are reopened and in how much detail.
๐ฎ. ๐ข๐๐ฟ ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ฒ๐ป๐ด๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐, ๐ฏ๐๐ ๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐
๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ท๐๐ฑ๐ด๐ฒ'๐ ๐ฟ๐๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ด. The legal process continues in a higher court. Nothing is settled yet.
๐ฏ. ๐ข๐๐ฟ ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ฒ๐ป๐ด๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ฎ๐ถ๐น๐, ๐ฏ๐๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ด๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ท๐๐ฑ๐ด๐ฒ'๐ ๐ฟ๐๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ด. There is a short window in which to establish this. If grounds exist, the legal process continues.
๐ฐ. ๐ข๐๐ฟ ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ฒ๐ป๐ด๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ฎ๐ถ๐น๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ป๐ผ ๐ด๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น. The planning permission stands and the quarry can go ahead โ but not straight away.
๐๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐พ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฑ๐ผ๐ฒ๐ ๐ด๐ผ ๐ฎ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ, ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ป? Work cannot simply start. The permission comes with a long list of planning conditions covering traffic, noise, dust, air quality, lighting, wildlife, water run-off and more. Many of these must be agreed in detail with Hampshire County Council before anything happens on site, and others apply for the whole life of the quarry. Working through them is a substantial process in itself, and how they are monitored and enforced will matter enormously to the village.
๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ผ๐ป ๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ป๐ฒ, ๐ถ๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐๐.
๐๐ฎ๐ป ๐ ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด? Yes. The hearing is public and anyone is welcome to attend. A community presence will not decide the case, but it does show the judge the strength of local feeling.
A few practical points if you are thinking of going:
โข You will need to make your own way there โ there is no organised transport.
โข The Court will only confirm the hearing time on the afternoon of Monday 15 June, so keep an eye out for updates that evening.
โข Please let us know in advance if you plan to attend, as the Court may need rough numbers to allocate a suitable room. Email [email protected] or [email protected].
๐ช๐ต๐ฒ๐ป ๐๐ถ๐น๐น ๐๐ฒ ๐ธ๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ผ๐๐๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ? A decision may be given on the day, or shortly afterwards โ particularly if the hearing runs over. We will share it, and explain what it means for our community, as soon as we can.
๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ต๐ผ๐๐น๐ฑ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ ๐ฑ๐ผ ๐ป๐ผ๐? Keep an eye on the Parish Council website, page and newsletter, and on the Hamble Peninsular Residents Group page for further updates.
