®Planning appeal decision
Woodpecker Wood, Court Hill, Damerham, SP6 3HL
Planning appeal 3330886 at Woodpecker Wood, Court Hill, Damerham, SP6 3HL (New Forest District Council) was dismissed on 7 June 2024 by Inspector Evans J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposal upon the character and appearance of the area, having particular regard to the effect upon a protected ancient woodland and the location of the dwelling in the Cranborne Chase National Landscape.
the conversion of the existing building to form a single residential dwelling with associated access, parking, landscaping, and package treatment plant (revised scheme)
- Authority
- New Forest District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Evans J
- Postcode
- SP6 3HL
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposal upon the character and appearance of the area, having particular regard to the effect upon a protected ancient woodland and the location of the dwelling in the Cranborne Chase National Landscape
- whether the site would be in a suitable location for residential development, including having regard to whether the existing building could be re-used
What decided it
The unacceptable harm to the protected ancient woodland and irreplaceable habitat, combined with the unsuitability of the location for residential development, significantly and demonstrably outweighed the modest benefits of providing a single dwelling.
the modest social and economic benefits of a single dwelling and improved building appearance were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the significant and unacceptable environmental harms to the protected ancient woodland and National Landscape, with clear reasons for refusal provided by Framework policies protecting irreplaceable habitats and designated landscapes
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy ENV3 of the New Forest District Local Plan Planning Strategy (2020)Policy DM2 of the New Forest District Local Plan Sites and Development Management (2014)Policy DM20 of the New Forest District Local Plan Sites and Development Management (2014)
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11
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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