Planning appeal decision
Mallards Bucklers Hard, Beaulieu, Brockenhurst, SO42 7XD
Planning appeal 3316394 at Mallards Bucklers Hard, Beaulieu, Brockenhurst, SO42 7XD (New Forest) was dismissed on 7 December 2023 by Inspector Buchanan R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether condition No.13 is necessary having regard to the objectives of Policy DP35 for replacement dwellings and Policy DP36 for extension of dwellings in the National Park.
Planning permission for replacement main dwelling, staff cottage, pavilion, machine store and garden store, new walled garden with attached garden pavilion and glasshouse, new summer house, demolition of existing coach house, engine shed, outbuildings and band stand, replacement tennis court and associated landscaping without complying with conditions attached to planning permission Ref 20/00943
- Authority
- New Forest
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Buchanan R
- Postcode
- SO42 7XD
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether condition No.13 is necessary having regard to the objectives of Policy DP35 for replacement dwellings and Policy DP36 for extension of dwellings in the National Park
What decided it
The proposed structure would increase the dwelling's habitable floorspace beyond the 30% limitation in Policy DP36, conflicting with policies designed to prevent inappropriate enlargement of large dwellings in the National Park and protect its landscape character.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DP35Policy DP36Policy SP16Policy SP17Policy DP18Policy DP2
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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