Avon Edge, The Bridges, Ringwood, BH24 2AA

1. 1.The proposal would constitute the creation of a holiday let which is a more vulnerable use situated within Flood Zone 3b, where there is a high risk of flooding. Suitable site-specific flood risk information has not been provided to justify the introduction of this more vulnerable use into Flood Zone 3b or that it passes the Sequential or Exceptions test. As such, it places the health and safety of occupiers at risk and the proposal cannot be supported as it is contrary to Policy CCC1 of the Local Plan 2016-2036 Part 1: Planning Strategy for the New Forest District outside of the National Park and Chapter 18 and Annex F of the National Planning Policy Framework 2026.
2. 2.The recreational and air quality impacts of the proposed development on the New Forest Special Area of Conservation, the New Forest Special Protection Area, the New Forest Ramsar site, the Dorset Heathlands Special Protection Area and the Dorset Heaths Special Area of Conservation, would not be adequately mitigated and the proposed development would therefore be likely to unacceptably increase recreational pressures or potential air quality impacts on these sensitive European nature conservation sites, contrary to Policy ENV1 of the Local Plan 2016-2036 Part One: Planning Strategy for the New Forest District outside the National Park and the New Forest District Council Mitigation Strategy for European Sites Supplementary Planning Document, and Policy N6 of the National Planning Policy Framework.

From the council's decision notice.

Postcode

BH24 2AA

Application type

Householder

Date validated

28 January 2026

Consultation end

6 March 2026

Target decision date

2 April 2026

Documents

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