Planning appeal decision
The Cottage, Toms Lane Corner, Minstead, Lyndhurst, SO43 7GF
Planning appeal 3268387 at The Cottage, Toms Lane Corner, Minstead, Lyndhurst, SO43 7GF (New Forest) was dismissed on 2 June 2023 by Inspector Parker R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether condition Nos 1 and 3 are necessary and reasonable, having regard to local policy in respect of extensions to dwellings.
first floor extensions; conversion of attached stables to facilitate additional accommodation; alterations to fenestration; raised patio; demolition of existing porch; associated landscaping without complying with conditions attached to planning permission Ref 20/00452, dated 24 September 2020
- Authority
- New Forest
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Parker R
- Postcode
- SO43 7GF
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether condition Nos 1 and 3 are necessary and reasonable, having regard to local policy in respect of extensions to dwellings
What decided it
The circumstances of a nationally important landscape with consistent policy restricting cumulative dwelling expansion to maintain built form character provided clear justification for removing permitted development rights under Policy DP36.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DP35Policy DP36
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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