Land of 150 RINGWOOD ROAD, TOTTON SO40 8DZ

1. 1.By reason of the height, scale and form of development indicated, together with the absence of sufficient information to demonstrate that the proposal could be satisfactorily accommodated on the site, the Local Planning Authority is not satisfied that the development would respect the established character and appearance of the surrounding area or avoid unacceptable impacts on the residential amenity of neighbouring occupiers, including in relation to dominance, overlooking and loss of light. The proposal therefore fails to comply with Local Plan Policy ENV3.
2. 2.The recreational and air quality impacts of the proposed development on the New 26/10026 Forest Special Area of Conservation, the New Forest Special Protection Area, the New Forest Ramsar site, the Solent and Southampton Water Special Protection Area, the Solent and Southampton Water Ramsar site, and the Solent Maritime Special Area of Conservation would not be adequately mitigated and the proposed development would therefore be likely to unacceptably increase recreational and air quality pressures on these sensitive European nature conservation sites, contrary to Policy ENV1 of the New Forest District Local Plan Part 1 Planning Strategy and DM3 of the New Forest District Local Plan Part 2: Sites and Development Management.
3. 3.The application states that the proposed development would be exempt from the requirement to deliver mandatory Biodiversity Net Gain on the basis that it constitutes self-build or custom housebuilding development as defined under Section 1(Aq) of the Self-build and Custom Housebuilding Act 2015. However, insufficient evidence has been submitted to demonstrate that the proposal meets the statutory criteria for such an exemption. In the absence of this information, the Local Planning Authority is unable to conclude that the development is exempt from the requirement to achieve Biodiversity Net Gain. The proposal therefore fails to demonstrate compliance with the mandatory Biodiversity Net Gain requirements and is contrary to Local Plan Policy DM2.
4. 4.In the absence of a satisfactory ecological assessment, insufficient information has been provided to adequately assess the potential impacts of the proposed development on habitats and protected species. As such, it has not been demonstrated that the development would avoid significant harm to biodiversity or secure appropriate mitigation. The proposal therefore fails to accord with Local Plan Policy DM2 (Nature Conservation, Biodiversity and Geodiversity) which requires development to conserve and enhance biodiversity.

From the council's decision notice.

Postcode

SO40 8DZ

Application type

Outline Planning Permission

Scale / size

Small

Parish

Totton and Eling

Date validated

23 January 2026

Consultation expiry

9 March 2026

Consultation start

26 January 2026

Consultation end

9 March 2026

Planning Portal ID

PP-14611907

Documents

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