Maple Field Farm, Martin Road, Martin, Hampshire, SP6 3LR

Planning appeal 3286844 at Maple Field Farm, Martin Road, Martin, Hampshire, SP6 3LR (New Forest District Council) was dismissed on 23 November 2022 by Inspector Tucker A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether there would be likely to be a significant effect on the internationally important features of the New Forest European Site and the Avon Valley European Site, in combination with other plans and projects.

convert redundant agricultural building into two holiday units, add pergolas and bay windows, demolish existing polytunnel

Authority: New Forest District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: leisure-sport · Other minor developments
Inspector: Tucker A
Postcode: SP6 3LR

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether there would be likely to be a significant effect on the internationally important features of the New Forest European Site and the Avon Valley European Site, in combination with other plans and projects
Whether the site is suitably located for the development proposed, with regard to local planning policy

What decided it

The proposal would be likely to have a significant effect on the integrity of the Avon Valley European Site due to increased wastewater phosphorus levels, with no robust mechanism secured to avoid adverse effects on the site's integrity.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy ENV1Policy STR3Policy DM13Policy DM22Policy DM20Policy ENV3Policy STR2

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