®Planning appeal decision
Harry's Field, Abbotswell Road, Frogham, Fordingbridge, Hampshire, SP6 2JA
use of land and buildings as a seasonal campsite for 50 pitches for no more than 52 days in a calendar year
- Authority
- New Forest
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- leisure-sport · Change of use
- Inspector
- Lomax B
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on the living conditions of the occupants of neighbouring properties
- The integrity of the New Forest Special Area of Conservation and Special Protection Area having particular regard to the Unilateral Undertaking
What decided it
The grant of planning permission with enforceable conditions would provide a more robust regulatory framework protecting neighbouring amenity and designated site integrity than the current uncontrolled use under the GPDO, particularly when compared with the fallback position of 50 pitches for 28 days per year.
The benefits of enabling a more controlled and regulated use of the site, with enforceable conditions protecting neighbouring amenity and designated site integrity, outweighed the concerns about increased activity levels, particularly given the fallback position and the temporary nature of the permission.
Plan policies cited: Policy DP2 (General Development Principles), Policy SP5, Policy SP6
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.