PLANNING chiefs in the New Forest National Park have seen one of their decisions overturned.

A couple living at Willow House, Copythorne, lodged an appeal after the Lymington-based National Park Authority (NPA) rejected their application to build an oak-framed garden room.

Now government-appointed planning inspector Hollie Nicholls has quashed the NPA's decision.

She said: "The host dwelling is a large, detached dwelling set within a remote forest location. The proposal seeks to add a lightweight, predominantly glazed garden room extension to the rear of the building."

Ms Nicholls said the NPA had not raised an objection to the siting, design or appearance of the proposed development.

She added: "In my view, the garden room extension would be discreetly sited on the northern elevation, it would be acceptably designed and the resultant dwelling would continue to be well presented."

The "lightweight addition" would allow a transition between home and garden.

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