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Allowed18 June 20266007020

The Boot Inn, High Street, Shipton Bellinger, SP9 7UF

Planning appeal 6007020 at The Boot Inn, High Street, Shipton Bellinger, SP9 7UF (Test Valley) was allowed on 18 June 2026 by Inspector J Hills, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the loss of the public house would be acceptable having regard to the development plan.

described in the application as “conversion and alteration of the former Boot Inn public house to create residential dwelling and associated works

Authority
Test Valley
Appeal type
Planning
Procedure
Hearing
Development
residential
Inspector
J Hills
Postcode
SP9 7UF

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the loss of the public house would be acceptable having regard to the development plan

What decided it

The absence of any firm offers for the property despite extensive marketing efforts demonstrated that the pub was no longer required as a community facility.

The demonstrated lack of continuing need for the pub, evidenced by marketing efforts and the absence of firm offers, outweighed the community's desire to retain it, resulting in no conflict with the development plan.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy COM14Policy E5
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 216

How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.

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