Land Adjacent 4, Brockhills Lane, New Milton, BH25 5QL

Planning appeal 3277558 at Land Adjacent 4, Brockhills Lane, New Milton, BH25 5QL (New Forest District Council) was dismissed on 17 December 2021 by Inspector Nicholls H, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the condition is reasonable and necessary having regard to the suitability of the proposed alternative footpath in terms of connectivity and ability to promote walking as a means of sustainable transport.

7 detached houses; parking; landscaping; access from Brockhills Lane and Cullwood Lane without complying with a condition attached to planning permission Ref 15/10784, dated 6 January 2016

Authority: New Forest District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Other minor developments
Inspector: Nicholls H
Postcode: BH25 5QL

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether the condition is reasonable and necessary having regard to the suitability of the proposed alternative footpath in terms of connectivity and ability to promote walking as a means of sustainable transport
whether the condition is reasonable and necessary having regard to the effects of the alternative footpath on protected trees

What decided it

The condition is reasonable and necessary because the original footway along Brockhills Lane provides essential pedestrian connectivity to the wider area and future residents of the allocated Strategic Site 10, which the proposed alternative footpath cannot replicate.

The need to maintain pedestrian connectivity along Brockhills Lane to serve the development and the allocated Strategic Site 10 outweighed the practical difficulties and costs of delivering the original footway.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy CCC2Policy ENV3Policy SS10

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