Planning Inspectorate upholds New Forest NPA’s refusal of planning permission for works at home on Brockishill Road in Bartley

PLANS to build a garage, a ‘party barn’ and an orangery at a Forest property have been rejected at appeal by a government inspector.

The owner of Forest Glade House in Brockishill Road, Bartley, initially made the three planning applications to the national park authority.

They wanted to demolish an old garage and stables and replace them with a new garage and a party barn, both oak-framed. The third application related to the erection of an oak-framed orangery on the home.

The NPA refused the applications last June on the grounds the proposed outbuildings would not be “subservient and proportionate” to the existing dwelling. The NPA also said the extensive glazing proposed for the buildings would lead to “unacceptable light spillage”.

After the NPA’s refusal to grant permission, the applicant appealed to the Planning Inspectorate, which has now upheld the NPA’s decision.

Giving their reasons for dismissing the appeal, the planning inspector wrote: “The [first two] proposed developments… could have a harmful effect on protected species.

The third, said the inspector, would not affect the conservation area or protected species but “all three proposals would conflict with the development plan when read as a whole”.