Land to East of Whitsbury Road, Tinkers Cross, Fordingbridge

Reference: 24/10976
Status: Delegated Authority was given to the Service Manager (Development Management) to GRANT PERMISSION subject to the imposition of the conditions and any additional / amended conditions deemed necessary

Proposal: A full planning permission planning application for:

70-bed care home (use class C2)
8 no. dwellings (use class C3)
public open space
provision of an extended residential curtilage for 'Fairmile'
new access to Whitsbury Road
closure of the existing access to Whitsbury Road
parking, landscaping, sustainable drainage, and other associated works

Updates

This application was considered by our planning committee in April 2025.

Decision: Delegated Authority was given to the Service Manager (Development Management) to:

Take receipt of and have regard to any comments from Natural England in response to the Council's Appropriate Assessments
The prior completion of an agreement pursuant to Section 106 of the Town and Country Planning Act to secure the following:

Habitat Mitigation contribution towards infrastructure and non-infrastructure costs
Air Quality monitoring contribution for both elements of the development
Play space off site contribution arising from market dwellings
Formal play off site contribution
securing sustainable transport pedestrian link along southern boundary
submission of a full Travel Plan in respect of the Care Home element
Section 278 Agreement for new junction onto Whitsbury Road
contribution towards connecting link to public footpath 83
contribution towards improvements and maintenance of local rights of way
County Council preparation of agreement charge

Then GRANT PERMISSION subject to the imposition of the conditions and any additional / amended conditions deemed necessary by the Service Manager (Development Management), having regard to the comments from Natural England and due to the continuing Section 106 discussions to ensure consistency between the two sets of provisions.

For more information, you may view details of our April 2025 planning committee