®Planning appeal decision
Hill Farm Park, Branches Lane, Sherfield English, ROMSEY, SO51 6FH
use of land for the siting of holiday lodges (static caravans), access and parking, landscape planting and associated infrastructure; to replace existing touring caravan, camping pitches and caravan storage areas
- Authority
- Test Valley Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- leisure-sport · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Dade E
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
- The effect of the proposed development on the integrity of European Sites, with particular regard to the bat population at the Mottisfont Bats Special Area of Conservation (SAC), nutrient pollution at The Solent European Sites, and recreational pressure on the New Forest Special Protection Area (SPA) and The Solent and Southampton Water SPA
What decided it
The secured mitigation and section 106 phasing plan ensured no net increase in visitor numbers, avoiding likely significant adverse effects on the integrity of the European Sites, while landscaping and material controls avoided harm to character and appearance.
Plan policies cited: Policy E2, Policy E5
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.