Planning appeal decision
Kingfisher Cottage, Burgate, Fordingbridge, SP6 1LX
Planning appeal 3297282 at Kingfisher Cottage, Burgate, Fordingbridge, SP6 1LX (New Forest District Council) was dismissed on 28 November 2022 by Inspector Jones RE, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect that removing condition 3 would have on the integrity of the New Forest and River Avon Special Areas of Conservation (SAC) and Special Protection Areas (SPA) with regard to recreation impacts and phosphate levels.
Use of existing leisure building as annex to main dwelling; windows to south elevation
- Authority
- New Forest District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Jones RE
- Postcode
- SP6 1LX
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect that removing condition 3 would have on the integrity of the New Forest and River Avon Special Areas of Conservation (SAC) and Special Protection Areas (SPA) with regard to recreation impacts and phosphate levels
What decided it
The removal of condition 3 would likely result in significant adverse effects on the integrity of protected European sites through both recreational disturbance and phosphate pollution, with no adequate mitigation secured, contrary to the Habitats Regulations and development plan policies.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy STRPolicy ENV1Policy ENV3Policy DM20Policy STR1
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 180
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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