®Planning appeal decision
Land to the South of Oakbridge House, Lymore Valley, Milford on Sea, Hampshire, SO41 0TW
Planning appeal 3318662 at Land to the South of Oakbridge House, Lymore Valley, Milford on Sea, Hampshire, SO41 0TW (New Forest District Council) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 6 July 2023 by Inspector Dignan P, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the material change of use and operational development constitute inappropriate development in the Green Belt.
a) Without planning permission, the material change of use of agricultural land to use for the stationing of a shepherds hut for the purpose of holiday accommodation; b) Without planning permission, engineering operations to create a new vehicular access off Lymore Valley, within the approximate area marked with an X on the attached site plan; c) Without planning permission, carrying out of an engineering operation in order to recontour site levels to create earth bunds and an area for parking motor vehicles; d) Without planning permission, creation of paths and hardstandings; and e) Without planning permission, operational development to erect fencing, exceeding 1 metre high adjacent to a highway between points Y and Y on the attached plan
- Authority
- New Forest District Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- leisure-sport · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Dignan P
- Postcode
- SO41 0TW
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the material change of use and operational development constitute inappropriate development in the Green Belt
- Whether the development preserves openness and conflicts with the purposes of including land in the Green Belt
- Whether the development adversely affects the character and appearance of the area
- Whether the development conflicts with the sustainable development strategy of the District
- Whether the time for compliance with the enforcement notice is reasonable
What decided it
The development's status as inappropriate development in the Green Belt that reduces openness and harms local character, with no other considerations sufficient to clearly outweigh this harm and justify very special circumstances.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy ENV3Policy STR 1Policy DM20Policy DM13Policy CS19Policy CCC1Policy ENV2
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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