®Planning appeal decision
The Old Forge, School Road, Thorney Hill, Bransgore, Christchurch, BH23 8DS
proposed change of use to residential dwelling
- Authority
- New Forest
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Lomax B
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the site is a suitable location for a new dwelling, having regard to local policies
- The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the host property and surrounding area
- Whether the proposed development would provide acceptable living conditions for future occupiers, with particular regard to the provision of private amenity space
- The effect of the proposed development on the supply of employment sites in the National Park
- The effect of the proposed development on protected species
What decided it
The proposal introduces a single market dwelling in the countryside in clear conflict with the Local Plan's spatial strategy directing residential development to the four defined villages, compounded by harm to character and appearance, loss of employment land without justification, and absence of ecological survey work.
Framework references: 83
Plan policies cited: Policy SP4, Policy SP19, Policy DP49, Policy SP17, Policy DP2, Policy DP18, Policy SP43, 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.