Land Of 1 Duncan Road, Ashley, New Milton BH25 5AW

1. 1.The proposed development to subdivide the existing plot and create a new dwelling adjacent to 1 Duncan Road, would constitute poor design and an overdevelopment of the plot. It would represent a cramped and contrived form of development in this spacious context, whereby the new dwelling would be uncharacteristically and awkwardly sited on the existing plot of no. 1 Duncan Road, being squeezed onto an incongruously narrow plot in close proximity to the neighbouring boundaries. These factors are symptomatic of the overintensive nature of the development that would be visually discordant and out of keeping with its surroundings. The proposal would appear harmfully at odds with the spatial characteristics and setting of the area and would fail to respond positively to local distinctiveness. The dwelling's discordant appearance and harmful visual impact would be further emphasised by the dwelling's narrowness and a garden frontage that would be dominated by hardstanding for 26/10822 vehicular parking. For these reasons, the proposal would appear incongruous and unsympathetic within its context, to the detriment of the character and appearance of the area. As such, the proposal would be contrary to the provisions of Policy ENV3 of the adopted Local Plan 2016-2036 Part 1: Planning Strategy for the New Forest District outside the New Forest National Park, the New Milton Local Distinctiveness Supplementary Planning Document, the New Milton Neighbourhood Plan and Chapter 14 of the National Planning Policy Framework.
2. 2.The proposed dwelling would provide unacceptably poor levels of outlook for the existing and future occupants of no. 1 Duncan Road, as the proposed dwelling and the mutual boundary would be sited in unduly close proximity to a habitable bedroom to the north elevation of no. 1 Duncan Road and would thereby result in an unacceptably poor and gloomy outlook to this room. Furthermore, having regard to its small size and limited internal floorspace, the proposed dwelling would provide unsatisfactory living conditions for future occupiers and would provide insufficient levels of amenity. The proposal would therefore be contrary to Policy ENV3 of the New Forest District Local Plan 2016-2036 Part 1: Planning Strategy 2020 and Policy DP3 and L2((1)(d)(ii)) of the National Planning Policy Framework 2026.
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, 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 DM2 of the New Forest District Local Plan Part 2: Sites and Development Management.

From the council's decision notice.

Postcode

BH25 5AW

Parish

New Milton

Date validated

25 August 2026

Consultation end

25 September 2026

Target decision date

20 October 2026

Applicant

Private applicant

Case officer

Jessica Cooke

Documents

18