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Dismissed11 June 20243328603

Wootton Heath Farm, Wilverley Road, New Milton, BH25 5TX

Planning appeal 3328603 at Wootton Heath Farm, Wilverley Road, New Milton, BH25 5TX (New Forest) was dismissed on 11 June 2024 by Inspector Smith H, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the potential effects on the ecological integrity of the protected European sites, including with regard to nutrient neutrality.

refurbishment and change of use of the buildings and associated land to a horse stud (to include the demolition and replacement of one barn and two small store buildings to provide stables, a feed store and storage space). Siting of a mobile home for a temporary period of 3 years to provide accommodation for a member of staff to monitor equine security, health and welfare

Authority
New Forest
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Hearing
Development
agricultural · Change of use
Inspector
Smith H
Postcode
BH25 5TX

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the potential effects on the ecological integrity of the protected European sites, including with regard to nutrient neutrality
  • whether the provision of staff accommodation on the appeal site through the placement of a mobile home for a temporary period is acceptable
  • the effect of the proposed development on protected species

What decided it

The inability to demonstrate nutrient neutrality meant the Inspector, as competent authority, could not rule out an adverse effect on the integrity of the protected European sites under the Habitats Regulations, so permission had to be refused.

The demonstrated essential need for staff accommodation and the neutral/mitigable effect on protected species did not outweigh the unresolved harm to the integrity of the protected European sites from the lack of nutrient neutrality, so the proposal conflicted with the development plan as a whole and was dismissed.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy SP6Policy SP4Policy SP19Policy SP29Policy SP30Policy DP31Policy SP42Policy DP2
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 182Paragraph 84Paragraph 88Paragraph 180

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