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Allowed9 September 20266003718

The New Inn, Main Road, Totton, SO40 7EP

Planning appeal 6003718 at The New Inn, Main Road, Totton, SO40 7EP (New Forest) was allowed on 9 September 2026 by Inspector C Butcher, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the loss of the public house would be acceptable in policy terms.

Erection of two semi-detached residential dwellings (Use Class C3) and change of use of Public House (Sui generis) to allow for conversion into three self-contained residential dwellings (Use Class C3), with external alterations, removal of trees and associated hard and soft landscaping

Authority
New Forest
Appeal type
minor · Planning
Procedure
Written
Development
residential
Inspector
C Butcher
Postcode
SO40 7EP

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the loss of the public house would be acceptable in policy terms
  • The effect of the proposed development on the integrity of various European designated habitats sites

What decided it

The viability study and marketing report demonstrating that the public house was not an important local facility, combined with the availability of alternative facilities in the area, satisfied the requirements of Policy DM19 and Policy HC6 of the Framework.

The loss of the public house was outweighed by the availability of alternative facilities in the area and the demonstration that the building was not financially viable as a community facility, allowing the residential development to proceed in accordance with policy.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy DM19 of the New Forest District Local Plan Part 2: Sites and Development Management, April 2014Policy ENV1 of the New Forest District Local Plan Part 1 2016 – 2036Policy DM2 of the New Forest District Local Plan Part 2

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