The Barn, Staplehurst Grange, Long Lane, Newport, IOW, PO30 2LU

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

• whether condition No.4 is necessary having regard to the development plan spatial strategy for housing, in terms of the location of The Barn and the need for housing
• whether removing condition No.4 would result in a justified loss of holiday accommodation
• the effect of removing condition No.4 on the Solent Special Protection Area, with respect to recreation and nitrates
• whether removing condition No.4 would result in provision for affordable housing

What decided it

The proposal conflicts with the development plan spatial strategy by locating permanent residential use in the wider rural area without identified need or exception, and would result in an unjustified loss of holiday accommodation and unquantified harm to the Solent Special Protection Area, with no affordable housing provision.

The limited benefit of providing a single dwelling was substantially outweighed by the harm caused by locating permanent residential use contrary to spatial strategy, loss of tourism accommodation, potential adverse effects on the SPA, lack of affordable housing provision, and conflict with NPPF objectives for sustainable rural development and travel patterns.