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Dismissed23 October 20253363515

Manor Farm, Church Lane, Plaitford, Romsey, SO51 6EG

Planning appeal 3363515 at Manor Farm, Church Lane, Plaitford, Romsey, SO51 6EG (Test Valley Borough Council) was dismissed on 23 October 2025 by Inspector Hills J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the integrity of European protected sites.

described in the application as “retrospective planning application for the siting of 2 no. holiday cabins and the associated change of use of land and parking on land at Manor Farm, Church Lane, Plaitford, Hampshire, SO51 6EG

Authority
Test Valley Borough Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
leisure-sport · Change of use
Inspector
Hills J
Postcode
SO51 6EG

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the proposal on the integrity of European protected sites

What decided it

The absence of a secure mechanism to ensure appropriate nutrient mitigation in perpetuity means the favourable conservation status of the protected sites cannot be maintained.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy E5Policy E8Policy COM2Policy LE18
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 57

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