Land Adjacent Wrenwood, Trotts Lane, Marchwood, SO40 4UE

Authority: New Forest District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Page L

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the site is in an appropriate location for housing, including the effect on the character and appearance of the area, protected trees and ancient woodland

What decided it

The significant harm from multiple conflicts with development plan policies relating to spatial strategy, character and appearance, combined with harm to protected trees and ancient woodland, significantly and demonstrably outweighs the limited socio-economic benefits of delivering two dwellings.

The shortfall in five-year housing land supply was outweighed by the significant harm derived from multiple conflicts with policies in the development plan relating to spatial strategy, character and appearance, such that the proposal would not benefit from the presumption in favour of sustainable development.

Framework references: 11, 69, 80

Plan policies cited: Policy STR1, Policy STR3, Policy ENV3, Policy ENV4, Policy HOU5, Saved Policy CS21, Saved Policy DM20

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What an account adds

Draw a red line around your site and the appraisal follows.

Heritage. Listed buildings by grade and distance, conservation areas, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, heritage at risk.
Landscape and environment. Green belt, national parks and national landscapes, SSSIs, ancient woodland, SPA, SAC and Ramsar sites, nutrient catchments.
Flooding. Flood zones 2 and 3, surface water, and both again with climate change.
Transport. The 800 metre station catchment and service frequency, bus stops with their weekday frequency, the cycle network, and the Framework’s transport tests measured for the site.

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