Developer appeals after plans for homes on beer garden of The Wheatsheaf in New Milton are turned down

A DEVELOPER has challenged the refusal of plans to build two houses in the car park and part of the beer garden of a New Milton pub.

The proposal by Cordage 23 Ltd for the three-bedroom properties on land at The Wheatsheaf in Christchurch Road, which includes using the existing Church Lane access and reconfiguring the car park, was turned down by New Forest District Council.

Now a government inspector will have the final say, based on written statements that must be sent to the Bristol Planning Inspectorate no later than 22nd November.