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Notice varied and upheld14 April 20263374397

Kensington Lodge, Main Road, Dibden, Southampton, SO45 5TD

Planning appeal 3374397 at Kensington Lodge, Main Road, Dibden, Southampton, SO45 5TD (New Forest) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 14 April 2026 by Inspector Shields T, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether use of the land as a single pitch caravan site is in a suitable location with particular regard to: (i) the locational need for the site; (ii) the effect on the character and appearance of the area and the scenic beauty of the New Forest National Park (NFNP); (iii) the effects on biodiversity and ecology with regard to the New Forest Special Protection Area (SPA) and the Solent and Southampton SPA; and (iv) whether any resulting harm would be outweighed by other material considerations in the overall balance.

Material change of use of land for stationing a caravan for residential purposes to provide a single gypsy/traveller pitch, together with operational development comprising a storage container and hard surfacing

Authority
New Forest
Appeal type
enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure
Hearing
Development
caravan-gypsy · Change of use
Inspector
Shields T
Postcode
SO45 5TD

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether use of the land as a single pitch caravan site is in a suitable location with particular regard to: (i) the locational need for the site; (ii) the effect on the character and appearance of the area and the scenic beauty of the New Forest National Park (NFNP); (iii) the effects on biodiversity and ecology with regard to the New Forest Special Protection Area (SPA) and the Solent and Southampton SPA; and (iv) whether any resulting harm would be outweighed by other material considerations in the overall balance.

What decided it

The substantial harm to the character, appearance and scenic beauty of the National Park, combined with unmitigated significant harm to protected habitats due to a defective Unilateral Undertaking, significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits of pitch provision and the appellant's personal circumstances.

the substantial harm to the character and scenic beauty of the National Park and the significant, unmitigated harm to protected habitats significantly and demonstrably outweighed the significant benefits of pitch supply shortfall, personal circumstances and facilitating the nomadic way of life, under NPPF paragraph 11(d)(ii)

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy DP2Policy SP17Policy SP33Policy SP5
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 189Paragraph 11

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