11 June 2025
NEW FOREST DISTRICT COUNCIL
Planning Committee
Minutes of a meeting of the Planning Committee held on Wednesday, 11 June 2025
* Cllr Christine Ward (Chairman)
* Cllr Barry Rickman (Vice-Chairman)
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Councillors: |
Councillors:
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* Jack Davies * Philip Dowd * Richard Frampton Matthew Hartmann * David Hawkins * Dave Penny
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Joe Reilly * Janet Richards * John Sleep * Malcolm Wade Phil Woods
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*Present
In attendance:
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Councillors: |
Councillors:
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Jeremy Heron
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Officers Attending:
Hannah Chalmers, John Fanning, Judith Garrity, Justina Hudson, Daniel Reynafarje, Joe Tyler and Mark Wyatt.
Apologies
Apologies for absence were received from Cllrs Hartmann, Reilly and Woods.
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RESOLVED:
That the minutes of the meeting held on 12 and 14 May 2025 be agreed as a correct record and signed by the Chairman.
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Declarations of Interest |
Cllr P Dowd disclosed a non-pecuniary interest in application 24/10522 and explained that he is a member of the Hythe and Dibden Parish Council, however he is not a member of their Planning Committee. He had therefore not participated nor passed comment on the application. He concluded that there were no grounds under common law to prevent him from remaining in the meeting to speak and to vote.
Cllr M Wade disclosed a non-pecuniary interest in application 24/10522 and explained that the application site was in his Ward and that he was also a member of the Hythe and Dibden Parish Council. However, he had not participated in the Parish Council’s Planning Committee, nor had he passed comment on the application. He concluded that there were no grounds under common law to prevent him from remaining in the meeting to speak and to vote.
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Planning Applications for Committee Decision |
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Land North of Hightown Road, Hightown, Ringwood BH24 3DY (Application 21/10042) |
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Outline planning application for up to 400 dwellings and 3 hectares of employment (Class E c and g and B2), access, open space, landscaping, alternative natural recreational greenspace (ANRG) and drainage attenuation (Outline Application with details only of Access).
Public Participants:
Mrs Jane Piper Barton Wilmore (Agent)
Mr Michael Stilton (Objector)
Ms Janet Georgiou (Objector)
Cllr Jeremy Heron (Ringwood South Ward)
Cllr Philip Day (Ringwood Town Council)
Additional Representations:
None.
Comment:
The Presenting Officer referred Members to the written update sheet and provided a verbal update to correct a sentence in the report, where on page 35, paragraph 6.12.10, the second line should read ‘maximum’ not ‘minimum’.
The Presenting Officer also explained that this application should be considered with regard to the new planning context, including the new Ringwood Neighbourhood Plan and how the Affordable Housing Offer had changed since March 2023.
Decision:
Delegated Authority be given to the Service Manager (Development Management) to GRANT OUTLINE PLANNING PERMISSION subject to:
i) the prior completion of an agreement pursuant to Section 106 of the Town and Country Planning Act to secure the following:
· Affordable Housing (AH) - 28% of the proposed dwellings as Affordable Housing in a policy compliant mix, in which the affordable housing mix be comprised of 70% dwellings for rent, split equally between social and affordable rent, and 30% intermediate or affordable home ownership tenures including shared ownership. Phasing delivery of units to be agreed, and long-term retention as AH.
· Biodiversity net gain (BNG).
· Community use off site contribution -There will be a requirement to secure appropriate contributions to community facility off the site, together with any further agreement needed to secure delivery and ongoing community use ·
· Public Open Space
· There will be a requirement to secure a policy compliant level of public open space within the development to an approved design.
· There will be a requirement to secure a policy compliant level of children's playspace within the development to an approved design
· There will be a requirement to secure the long term maintenance of the Public Open Space and Childrens Play Areas
· Education Contribution - There will be a requirement for developer to pay a contribution of £1,721,100 to primary and junior education provision.
· ANRG provision and maintenance and monitoring
· ANRG Mitigation Land
· There will be a requirement to secure a policy compliant level of ANRG land in accordance with approved designs, and to secure permanent public access to these areas in an appropriate phased manner.
· There will be a requirement for a detailed management plan and contribution to future monitoring of the SANGS. The SANG must be laid out as agreed together with a Habitat Mitigation Scheme and made available for use prior to first occupation of any Dwelling on the land.
· There will be a requirement to secure the long-term maintenance of the ANRG land and associated maintenance contributions.
· Habitat mitigation for recreational impact – non infrastructure access and management contributions per dwelling as per standard formula.
· POS provision and maintenance including play spaces – triggers for implementation, management arrangements to ensure long term public access and proper management and maintenance of those areas.
· Flooding and drainage - There is a requirement for the developer to provide a flood mitigation scheme prior to first occupation, together with its maintenance and long-term management. There is also a requirement to provide a surface water drainage scheme on site, together with its maintenance and long-term maintenance.
· Air quality assessment monitoring contribution in line with Local Plan policy.
· Off-site highway works -There will be a requirement to secure the provision, implementation, timing and delivery of the accesses, junction and associated highway works along the A31 Slip Road, Southampton Road and Hightown Road.
· There will be a requirement to secure the provision, implementation, timing and delivery of a link road to an adoptable standard between the A31 Slip Road and Hightown Road. The relief road shall be implemented and made available for use prior to the occupation of the 200th Dwelling.
· The internal relief road will need to be offered for adoption to the highway authority.
· There is a requirement to provide a footpath along the northern side of Hightown Road towards Crow Lane.
· There is a requirement to provide a crossing point along Hightown Road.
· There is a requirement to secure a financial contribution towards a new footpath link from the application site through the existing Ash Grove play area to the existing public footpath in Ash Grove.
· There will be a requirement to make a financial contribution towards the maintenance of PROW 34.
· There will be a requirement to pay the Travel Plan approval and monitoring fees, and a need to provide a surety mechanism to ensure implementation of the travel plan.
· There is a requirement to secure sustainable travel improvements including new bus stop(s) on Eastfield Lane and provision of a financial contribution towards a taxi-share scheme to cover the hours of 0700 and 1900 Monday to Friday and 1000 and 1600 on Sunday and bank holidays and the re-routing of an existing bus service through the site along the link road within six months (or as otherwise agreed with the Planning Authority in consultation with the bus operator and Highway Authority) of the link road being open to through traffic ·
· A pedestrian crossing with dropped kerbs, pram ramps and tactile paving on the corner of Hightown Gardens/ Hightown Road together with footpath realignment.
· A pedestrian crossing with dropped kerbs, pram ramps and tactile paving on the corner of Old Stacks Gardens/ Hightown Road.
· A pedestrian crossing with dropped kerbs, pram ramps and tactile paving on the corner of Hightown Road/ Eastfield Lane
· A pedestrian crossing with dropped kerbs, pram ramps and tactile paving on the corner of Woodford Close/ Eastfield Lane.
· Three pedestrian crossing with dropped kerbs, pram ramps and tactile paving along Ash Grove · Re-location of Bus stop along Eastfield Lane/ Ash Grove · financial contribution towards a new footpath through the existing play area to the west of the site to link onto Ash Grove 39.
· A pedestrian crossing with dropped kerbs, pram ramps and tactile paving along Hightown Road opposite bus stop and near Ash Grove.
· Crossing along Eastfield Lane at the end of the pedestrian/cycle link within the site.
· A pedestrian crossing with dropped kerbs and tactile paving along Parsonage Barn Lane/ Cloughs Road.
· A pedestrian with dropped kerbs, pram ramps and tactile paving along Eastfield Lane/ Cloughs Road.
· A pedestrian crossing with dropped kerbs, pram ramps and tactile paving along Eastfield Lane/ Eastfield Court.
· Eastfield/Southampton Road Contraflow cycle lane, road marking and signage to provide more direct route to Gorley Road for northbound cyclist.
· Seek to remove stiles/narrow kissing gates to improve access to Footpath 34 and review the potential to upgrade the route to a multi-use path. This would enable more users to use the route between residential areas to the west and the countryside to the east via Milky Down Back Lane.
· Provision of a full Travel Plan with bond, monitoring fees and approval fees.
· Other Mitigation Contributions and Measures.
· There will be a requirement to secure the New Forest Access and Visitor Management Contribution, the New Forest (recreational impact) Monitoring Contributions and the New Forest Air Quality Monitoring contributions in full.
· Monitoring contributions
ii) the imposition of the conditions set out in the report and any additional / amended conditions deemed necessary by the Service Manager (Development Management), having regard to the continuing Section 106 discussions to ensure consistency between the two sets of provisions.
Conditions/Reasons:
As set out in the report
Cllr M Wade was not present for this item and therefore did not participate.
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Land at Crow Arch Lane & Crow Lane, Crow, Ringwood BH24 3DZ (Application 24/10015) |
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Details:
Removal of conditions 20 & 21 of outline planning permission 13/11450 to remove the need to provide a pedestrian and cycle path/link between the Central plot within the site and Christchurch Road.
Public Participants:
Ms Laura Driver – Vistry Southern (Applicant) – Statement read by Democratic Officer
Cllr Jeremy Heron – Ringwood South Ward Councillor
Cllr Philip Day – Ringwood Town Councillor
Additional Representations:
None.
Comment:
The Case Officer provided an update, in reference to condition 3, to clarify that it should read as follows:
3. The approved South Eastern Footway Link between the Crow Arch Lane S278 works and the North Plot’s Southern Access subject of condition 16 of outline consent 13/11450 and the associated S278 agreement must remain available for use at all times.
Decision:
Delegated Authority be given to the Service Manager Development Management to GRANT PERMISSION subject to:
i) the completion a planning obligation entered into by way of a Section 106 Agreement or Deed of Variation to the principle S106 agreement dated 31st July 2014 as varied by Deed of Variation dated 12th February 2018 to secure:
1) A financial contribution of £57,000 to be used for the provision of an east - west link from the site or for other sustainable transport measures to provide and/or improve connectivity between the site and Ringwood Town Centre.
2) Dedication of land to HCC Highways along the eastern boundary of Crow Arch Lane from the allotments access to Yarrow Lane that is required for the implementation of a north-south 3 m shared pedestrian and cycleway link (to be identified on an approved plan) within 3 months of the completion of the legal agreement.
3) Construction to HCC approval of the north-south 3m shared pedestrian and cycle way identified on an approved plan if not implemented in full by others within 5 years of the completion of the legal agreement.
ii) the imposition of the conditions as set out in the report.
Conditions/Reasons:
As set out in the report.
Cllr M Wade was not present for this item and therefore did not participate.
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The Boatyard, Endeavour Way, Hythe Marina Village, Hythe SO45 6LA (Application 24/10522) |
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Details:
Variation of condition 2 of Planning Permission 09/94047 to enable any marine-related business to operate from the units within the Boatyard and to allow for the repair and servicing of boats, irrespective of where they are berthed or how they are transported to and from the site.
Public Participants:
Mr Ian Johnson – Luken Beck mdp Ltd (Agent)
Mr Alistair Stubbs Deputy Chair - Hythe Marina Association (Objector)
Mr Russell Dyer (Objector) – Statement Read by Democratic Officer
Cllr Alex Wade – Hythe Central Ward – Statement Read by Democratic Officer
Additional Representations:
A statement by Mr Russell Dyer was circulated to all members prior to the meeting.
The Presenting Officer provided a verbal update relating to four additional representation letters received, reiterating concerns about amenity, highways implications, conflict with previous appeal decision and concerns about commercial activity associated with site.
Comment:
Cllr P Dowd disclosed a non-pecuniary interest in application 24/10522 and explained that he is a member of the Hythe and Dibden Parish Council, however he is not a member of their Planning Committee. He had therefore not participated nor passed comment on the application. He concluded that there were no grounds under common law to prevent him from remaining in the meeting to speak and to vote.
Cllr M Wade disclosed a non-pecuniary interest in application 24/10522 and explained that the application site was in his Ward and that he was also a member of the Hythe and Dibden Parish Council. However, he had not participated in the Parish Council’s Planning Committee, nor had he passed comment on the application. He concluded that there were no grounds under common law to prevent him from remaining in the meeting to speak and to vote.
Decision:
To grant subject to the amendment of Condition 1 and the removal of Condition 2 as agreed by the Committee.
Conditions/Reasons:
Condition 1 as set out in the report was amended to reflect members’ concerns on the transportation of boats to the site overland. Condition 2 within the report was also removed to reflect the Committee’s view that the transportation of boats to the site overland could be harmful to the immediate area and would adversely impact the amenities of the area.
The amended condition would now read:
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Land at 1 Burley Close Barton on Sea (TPO/0003/25) |
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Details:
Tree Preservation Order
Public Participants:
Mr Richard Dawson – Tree Owner
Additional Representations:
None.
Comment:
Cllr P Dowd left the meeting before the start of the item and therefore did not participate.
Decision:
That the Tree Preservation Order be CONFIRMED.
Conditions/Reasons:
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CHAIRMAN