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Allowed31 July 20253364468

Land at Main Close, Yaldhurst Lane, Pennington, Hampshire, SO41 8HD

Planning appeal 3364468 at Land at Main Close, Yaldhurst Lane, Pennington, Hampshire, SO41 8HD (New Forest District Council) was allowed on 31 July 2025 by Inspector Roberts G, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the conditions are necessary and reasonable in the interests of protecting the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers.

2 detached houses using existing access on land to the south of Main Close without complying with conditions attached to planning permission 22/10631, dated 4 October 2022

Authority
New Forest District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Roberts G
Postcode
SO41 8HD

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the conditions are necessary and reasonable in the interests of protecting the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers

What decided it

The combination of reduced balcony dimensions, obscure glazed balustrades, substantial separation distances exceeding normal development standards, and existing mature boundary planting meant that condition 8 was not necessary to protect neighbouring living conditions.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
ENV3
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 56Paragraph 57

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