®Planning appeal decision
The New Inn, Main Road, Totton, SO40 7EP
- Authority
- New Forest
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning
- Procedure
- Written
- Development
- residential
- 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.
Plan policies cited: Policy DM19 of the New Forest District Local Plan Part 2: Sites and Development Management, April 2014, Policy ENV1 of the New Forest District Local Plan Part 1 2016 – 2036, Policy DM2 of the New Forest District Local Plan Part 2
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.