®Planning appeal decision
Woodpecker Wood, Court Hill, Damerham, SP6 3HL
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
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
Framework references: 11
Plan policies cited: 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)
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.