Provost Bungalow, Rockbourne, Fordingbridge, Hampshire, SP6 3NR

Planning appeal 6000591 at Provost Bungalow, Rockbourne, Fordingbridge, Hampshire, SP6 3NR (New Forest District Council) was dismissed on 26 February 2026 by Inspector Leonard S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the appeal site is a suitable location for the proposal, having particular regard to flood risk.

2 agricultural buildings and associated hardstanding

Authority: New Forest District Council
Appeal type: major · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: agricultural · Other Major Developments
Inspector: Leonard S
Postcode: SP6 3NR

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the appeal site is a suitable location for the proposal, having particular regard to flood risk
The effect of the proposal on the landscape character and appearance of the area
The effect of the proposal on the living conditions of the occupiers of Provost Farmhouse, with particular regard to odour emissions

What decided it

The failure to satisfy the Sequential Test for flood risk was the primary decisive factor, as the appellant provided no substantive evidence that reasonably available sites in lower flood risk areas could not accommodate the proposal.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy CCC1Policy ENV3Policy ENV4Policy STR2Policy DM22Policy CS21
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 175Paragraph 176Paragraph 180Paragraph 135Paragraph 12Paragraph 15

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