Planning appeal decision
Woodbine Cottage, Rockbourne, Fordingbridge, SP6 3NH
Planning appeal 3342891 at Woodbine Cottage, Rockbourne, Fordingbridge, SP6 3NH (New Forest District Council) was allowed on 2 August 2024 by Inspector Evans J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the use of the proposed access on the safety of users of Rockbourne Road.
to close in the currently open driveway with yew hedging, and insert electrified hard wood swan neck gates…..placed in the old entrance,….. and then reinstate the garden in front of the garage with flower beds and grass
- Authority
- New Forest District Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Evans J
- Postcode
- SP6 3NH
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the use of the proposed access on the safety of users of Rockbourne Road
What decided it
The repositioning of the access would not significantly impact the safety of other users of the road, and the scheme would preserve the listed building setting and enhance the conservation area character through sympathetic landscaping.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy ENV3 of the New Forest District Local Plan Planning Strategy (2020)
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 56
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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