New Forest Care (Bartley Cross Cottage), Chinham Road, Hampshire, Bartley, Southampton, SO40 2LF

the change of use from E to C3 in existing mixed use building; removal of existing door and window and installation of new door and window

Authority: New Forest
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Change of use
Inspector: Tresise O

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the proposed development would comply with local policies which seek to limit the scale of extensions to rural dwellings, with particular regard to the effect of the proposed development on the range and mix of housing stock available and the landscape and scenic beauty of the New Forest National Park

What decided it

The proposal would increase the residential floorspace by over 48%, significantly exceeding the 30% policy limit and resulting in the permanent loss of a smaller-sized dwelling, thereby undermining the aims of Policy DP36 to maintain a mixed housing stock.

Framework references: 189

Plan policies cited: Policy DP36

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