Land Adjacent to the Recreation Ground, Newton Lane, Barton Stacey, Hampshire, SO21 3RR

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

• The effect of the proposed use on the character and appearance of the area
• Having regard to local development plan policy, whether the location of the proposed use in the Borough is justified
• Whether the proposed use would adversely affect the integrity of the internationally designated nature conservation sites in the Solent
• Whether suitable provision would be made for wastewater disposal

What decided it

The proposal would adversely affect the integrity of the internationally designated nature conservation sites in the Solent because mitigation to achieve nutrient neutrality could not be assured, which is an overriding consideration under the Habitats Regulations.

The limited and localised harm to character and appearance, the lack of strong justification for the location in the Borough under Policy COM13, and the inability to assure nutrient neutrality outweighed the contribution to gypsy and traveller accommodation need and the appellant's personal circumstances; the Habitats Regulations provided an overriding consideration preventing the development.