Agenda item

APPLICATION NO.

22/02814/FULLS

APPLICATION TYPE

FULL APPLICATION - SOUTH

REGISTERED

31.10.2022

APPLICANT

Mr M Blackledge

SITE

Erlcombe, Butts Green, Lockerley, SO51 0JG,  LOCKERLEY

PROPOSAL

Erection of 4 bedroom dwelling, installation of sewage treatment plant, and construction of vehicular access

AMENDMENTS

Received on 20.12.2022:

·  Amended site and floor plans reflecting revised positioning of dwelling an additional 0.5m away from western boundary.

CASE OFFICER

Graham Melton

REFUSED for the reasons:

1.

The development hereby permitted shall be begun within three years from the date of this permission.

Reason:  To comply with the provision of Section 91 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 as amended by Section 51 of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004.

2.

The proposed development by means of its nature, location and scale could have likely significant effects upon the nearby Solent and Southampton Water European Designated Site which is designated for its conservation importance. In the absence of information relating to the development achieving nutrient neutrality or onsite/off site mitigation, the applicant has failed to satisfy the Council that the proposal would not adversely affect the special interest of the Solent and Southampton Water European Designated Site, therefore the application is contrary to Policies COM2 and E5 of the adopted Test Valley Borough Revised Local Plan (2016) and the Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2017 (as amended).

3.

The site lies within close proximity to the New Forest SPA which is designated for its conservation importance. In the absence of a legal agreement, the application has failed to secure the required mitigation measures, in accordance with the Council's adopted 'New Forest SPA Mitigation - Interim Framework'. As such, it is not possible to conclude that the development would not have an in-combination likely significant effect on the interest features of this designated site, as a result of increased recreational pressure. The proposed development is therefore contrary to the Council's adopted 'New Forest SPA Mitigation - Interim Framework', Policies COM2 and E5 of the adopted Test Valley Borough Revised Local Plan (2016) and the Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2017 (as amended).