Planning appeal decision
Land Adjacent to Hyde Garden Shop, Fordingbridge, Hampshire, SP6 2QF
Planning appeal 3328777 at Land Adjacent to Hyde Garden Shop, Fordingbridge, Hampshire, SP6 2QF (New Forest) was dismissed on 27 June 2024 by Inspector Moore J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposed development upon the landscape and scenic beauty of the New Forest National Park.
the retention of existing temporary telecommunications base station consisting of 1No. 16.00m mast, 6No. antennas and 1No. 600mm dish mounted to headframe, 6No. equipment housing cabinets, a generator and ancillary development thereto
- Authority
- New Forest
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- telecoms · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Moore J
- Postcode
- SP6 2QF
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposed development upon the landscape and scenic beauty of the New Forest National Park
- the effect of the proposed development upon the character or appearance of the Western Escarpment Conservation Area
- the effect of the proposed development upon the tranquillity of the National Park and the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers, with particular regard to noise and disturbance
What decided it
The public benefits of maintaining temporary telecommunications coverage, to which moderate weight was attached, would not outweigh the unacceptable harm to the landscape and scenic beauty of the National Park, the character and appearance of the Conservation Area, and the tranquillity of the National Park and living conditions of neighbouring occupiers, particularly given the statutory conservation purposes of the National Park.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- DP2SP7SP17SP16SP15
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 15Paragraph 182Paragraph 191Paragraph 205Paragraph 208
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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
Town Planner Pro holds this letter. The Appeals plan opens it and every other letter we hold, all of them searchable, with the main issues and what decided each case picked out. We do not show letters on the free site because they carry people’s names and addresses.
With an account
What an account adds to this decision


More decisions in New Forest
The authority’s record since 2016 · every decision in 2024
- Allowed8 October 20266011587Flats 4 and 8, 5 Western Road, Lymington, SO41 9HJ
- Allowed26 June 20263376059Harry's Field, Abbotswell Road, Frogham, Fordingbridge, Hampshire, SP6 2JA
- Dismissed15 June 20266004227Pavement Of 30-38 Old Milton Road, New Milton, BH25 6DX
- Dismissed15 June 20266004226Pavement Of 30-38 Old Milton Road, New Milton, BH25 6DX
- Planning permission granted18 December 20243325725Land Adjacent to Dibden Golf Course/Rectory Cottage, Main Road, Dibden, Southampton, SO45 5TD
The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.
®