93 Hightown Road, Ringwood BH24 1NJ

1. 1.By reason of the size and design of the proposed building and the limited frontage planting to help mitigate the extensive level of hard surfacing, the proposal would be an unsympathetic addition to the street scene in this location and would not enhance local distinctiveness. As such, the proposal would be contrary to Policy ENV3 of the Local Plan Part 1, Character Area 7 of the Ringwood Local Distinctiveness and NDMP DP3 of the NPPF.
2. 2.The proposal would have a visually intrusive and overbearing impact on the residential amenities currently enjoyed by the occupants of 95, Hightown Road through the proximity of a two storey wall to windows serving habitable rooms; the built form would also cause some visual intrusion to the occupants of 91a, Hightown Road. At the rear of the site, the proposal would give rise to overlooking of 102, Parsonage Barn Lane and the resulting juxtaposition of existing and proposed dwellings would result in limited amenity values for this dwelling and proposed plots 2 and 3. This harm to the residential amenities of neighbouring properties is compounded by the lesser impact of a loss of light to 95, Hightown Road. As such, the proposal is contrary to policy ENV3 of the Local Plan Part 1 and NDMP L2 of the NPPF due to its overbearing impact, visual intrusion and loss of privacy/amenity value which would be experienced by these adjoining occupiers.
3. 3.The recreational and air quality impacts of the proposed development on the New Forest Special Area of Conservation, the New Forest Special Protection Area and the New Forest Ramsar site 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 Local Plan 2016-2036 Part One: Planning Strategy and the Council’s Supplementary Planning Documents “Mitigation for Recreational Impacts on New Forest European Sites” and "Air Quality in New Development".

From the council's decision notice.

Postcode

BH24 1NJ

Application type

Full Planning Permission

Scale / size

Small

Parish

Ringwood

Date validated

4 March 2026

Consultation expiry

3 April 2026

Consultation start

9 March 2026

Consultation end

24 September 2026

Target decision date

16 October 2026

Agent

Darryl Howells Planning Consultancy

Agent address

Office A5, The Arena Business Park, Holyrood Close, Poole, BH17 7FJ

Planning Portal ID

PP-14679849

Documents

48