Provost Farm, Rockbourne SP6 3NR

1. 1.Prior approval is refused in respect of the siting of the development. In accordance with Schedule 2, Part 6, Class A, paragraph A.2(2)(i) of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended), the Local Planning Authority is required to assess the siting, design and external appearance of the proposed development. The proposed agricultural building, by virtue of its siting, scale and the extent of associated hardstanding, would constitute a prominent and visually intrusive form of development within an open and exposed valley landscape. The building would be located on a separate parcel of land and would not relate well to any established group of agricultural buildings, instead appearing isolated and poorly integrated within the wider holding. The scale of the structure (including its height of approximately 9.1 metres and footprint approaching 50 metres in length), together with the extensive area of hardstanding (approximately 2,300 square metres), would exacerbate its visual prominence and increase the perception of the development as a substantial and engineered intrusion into the landscape. Furthermore, the siting of the development in relatively close proximity to the neighbouring dwelling at Provost Farmhouse would reinforce the perception of the building as an overbearing and inappropriately located structure. Whilst the site lies within the Cranborne Chase National Landscape, where agricultural development is not precluded, the sensitivity and openness of the landscape serves to heighten the visual harm arising from the siting of the proposal. It is therefore concluded that, having regard to the requirements of paragraph newforest.gov.uk Appletree Court, Beaulieu Road, Lyndhurst, SO43 7PA A.2(2)(i), the siting of the development is unacceptable and prior approval is refused on this basis. This decision has been taken in respect of the plans and particulars which were submitted with the application and numbered as follows: · Location Plan received by the Local Planning Authority on 08 June 2026 · Proposed elevations Drawing no. 0626-1 received by the Local Planning Authority on 08 June 2026 · Site Plan received by the Local Planning Authority on 08 June 2026 · Flood map for planning (Flood zones) received by the Local Planning Authority on 08 June 2026 · Planning Statement received by the Local Planning Authority on 08 June 2026

From the council's decision notice.

Postcode

SP6 3NR

Application type

Agricultural Determination

Scale / size

Small

Parish

Rockbourne

Date validated

8 June 2026

Consultation start

10 June 2026

Target decision date

6 July 2026

Agent address

Southdown Farm, Rockbourne Road, Salisbury, SP5 4LW

Planning Portal ID

PP-14975354

Documents

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