Planning appeal decision
The Birches, Canada Road, West Wellow, Romsey, SO51 6DE
Planning appeal 3288277 at The Birches, Canada Road, West Wellow, Romsey, SO51 6DE (New Forest) was dismissed on 21 July 2022 by Inspector Leonard S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the appeal site is a suitable location for the appeal scheme, having regard to the impact of the development on the character and appearance of the New Forest National Park landscape.
Storage barn (timber framed open storage barn with brick built lean-to additional storage space)
- Authority
- New Forest
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- agricultural · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Leonard S
- Postcode
- SO51 6DE
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the appeal site is a suitable location for the appeal scheme, having regard to the impact of the development on the character and appearance of the New Forest National Park landscape
What decided it
The appeal site lies outside the residential curtilage of The Birches and the proposed storage barn does not accord with any enabling Local Plan policy, and its erection would conflict with the great weight afforded to conservation and enhancement of the New Forest National Park landscape.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DP37Policy DP50Policy DP52Policy SP17
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 176
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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