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Allowed13 August 20266009575

Forest Farm, Barnes Lane, Milford-On-Sea, SO41 0RR

Planning appeal 6009575 at Forest Farm, Barnes Lane, Milford-On-Sea, SO41 0RR (New Forest) was allowed on 13 August 2026 by Inspector R Cahalane, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the appeal use is inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and relevant development plan policies, including the effect on the openness and purposes of the Green Belt.

change of use of land for use as storage - open storage, shipping containers and vehicles

Authority
New Forest
Appeal type
Planning
Procedure
Written
Development
employment-industrial
Inspector
R Cahalane
Postcode
SO41 0RR

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether the appeal use is inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and relevant development plan policies, including the effect on the openness and purposes of the Green Belt
  • whether the use is appropriate in its rural setting, with particular regard to development plan policies governing the countryside and the character and appearance of the area

What decided it

The benefits arising from farm diversification and the contribution to a diverse and thriving local economy, supported by Framework paragraph 88b enabling agricultural diversification, outweighed the extent of development plan conflict identified.

The development plan conflict arising from the scale and appearance of the storage use not being appropriate in its rural setting was outweighed by the benefits of farm diversification necessary for the agricultural site to survive and the contribution to local economic needs, supported by Framework paragraph 88b.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy ENV2Policy STR4Policy STR3Saved Policy CS21Policy DM22Policy ENV3Policy ENV4Policy STR1
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 154Paragraph 88

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