Planning appeal decision
Moor Farm Barrow Hill Road, Copythorne, Southampton, SO40 2PH
Planning appeal 3255144 at Moor Farm Barrow Hill Road, Copythorne, Southampton, SO40 2PH (New Forest) was dismissed on 2 June 2021 by Inspector Parker R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the development preserves or enhances the character or appearance of the Forest North East Conservation Area and whether it conserves the natural beauty of the New Forest National Park.
Use of land for the storage and logging of felled timber (retrospective change of use)
- Authority
- New Forest
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- employment-industrial · Change of use
- Inspector
- Parker R
- Postcode
- SO40 2PH
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the development preserves or enhances the character or appearance of the Forest North East Conservation Area and whether it conserves the natural beauty of the New Forest National Park
- whether the change of use complies with local plan policy on business and employment development
What decided it
The development conflicts with local plan policy protecting the conservation area and National Park landscape, and does not comply with the policy framework for business development in the National Park, with no material considerations to justify a departure from the development plan.
the benefits in terms of security and short daily commute for the business owner did not outweigh the harm to the conservation area and natural beauty of the National Park
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy SP7Policy SP16Policy SP42
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 172Paragraph 194
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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