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Planning permission granted18 December 20243325725

Land Adjacent to Dibden Golf Course/Rectory Cottage, Main Road, Dibden, Southampton, SO45 5TD

Planning appeal 3325725 at Land Adjacent to Dibden Golf Course/Rectory Cottage, Main Road, Dibden, Southampton, SO45 5TD (New Forest) was allowed on 18 December 2024 by Inspector Madge M, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the need for the development to be in the National Park.

without planning permission, (i) engineering operations, comprising the installation of hard surfacing and formation of earth bunds, and (ii) the material change of use of the land from land without a lawful planning use to the use of the land for the stationing of a caravan/mobile home for residential purposes in the approximate position shaded blue on the plan attached to this Notice

Authority
New Forest
Appeal type
enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure
Hearing
Development
caravan-gypsy · Change of use
Inspector
Madge M
Postcode
SO45 5TD

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the need for the development to be in the National Park
  • the effects of the development on character and appearance of the locality
  • the effects of the development on living conditions of neighbouring occupiers with regards to noise and activity
  • the effects of the development on biodiversity, in particular, on the New Forest Special Protection Area and the Solent and Southampton Special Protection Area
  • whether any identified harm would be outweighed by other considerations

What decided it

The lack of an available alternative site for the appellant's family, combined with his personal circumstances, was found to clearly outweigh the limited policy conflict over the need for the site to be located within the National Park.

The negligible physical harm (remediable by condition) and limited policy conflict over locational need were outweighed by the lack of available alternative sites and the appellant's personal circumstances, to which great weight was attributed, tipping the balance in favour of granting permission.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
SP46 (Sustainable Tourism Development)DP31 (Agricultural and Forestry Workers' dwellings)SP19 (New Residential Development in the National Park)SP33 (Gypsies, Travellers and Travelling showpeople)DP2(a), (b) and (c)SP7SP17SP33(a)SP33(c) and (d)SP2(f)SP33(e)DP2(e) and (f)SP15SP33(f)SP5
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 187Paragraph 189Paragraph 190Paragraph 182
Judgments
Lisa Smith judgement

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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