New plans to convert a historic hotel into a house have been submitted - less than a year after the previous proposal was rejected.
The New Forest National Park Authority (NPA) has received another application relating to Spot In The Woods in Woodlands Road, Woodlands.
The Grade II-listed building was previously known as Hotel TerraVina, run by award-winning wine expert Gerard Bassett and his wife Nina.
Gerard embarked on a career as a wine professional after moving to the UK from the France in the 1980s.
He triumphed at the World Sommelier Championships in Chile in 2010 and was later awarded the OBE for services to the hospitality industry.
After he was diagnosed with cancer, he and his wife turned TerraVina into a boutique B&B and changed its name.
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In December 2023 a proposal by Hillbrooke Hotels to turn the 11-bedroom property into a single residential unit was rejected, partly on the grounds it would result in a loss of a hotel.
The latest application to convert the building has been submitted by Stephen Parker and Hannah Passmore.
A planning statement that accompanies the proposal says "works to facilitate" the change of use have already been carried out.
It adds that an investigation was launched by the NPA and a meeting took place on the site in March 2024.
"During the meeting the enforcement officer advised it would be appropriate for the owners to be provided with an opportunity to regularise the development by submitting a retrospective application."
The statement also refers to a viability assessment that concluded: "Spot In The Woods is not viable in its current form as a hotel or hospitality offering."
A public notice outlining the application has been published by the NPA.
Other public notices:
Southampton road closures:
Brookwood Road will be closed from 20 Parkside Avenue to 60 Parkside Avenue from November 25 (8am-4pm) for carriageway patching. The works are due to be completed by November 26.
York Close will be closed from Graham Street to York Close Car Park from November 11 (7pm-6am) for carriageway patching. The works are due to be completed by November 13.
St Peter's Road will be closed from Northam Road to Six Dials from November 21 (9.30am-3.30pm) for highways maintenance. The works are due to be completed by November 22 2024.
Licensing applications:
Ben Goulding, trading as Safe Access Solutions, of Redbridge Hill, Southampton, is seeking consent to use Unit 6E, Crescent Industrial Estates, Station Road, Nursling, as an operating centre for five goods vehicles.
Stuart Taylor, trading as GiT Transport, of Sunset Road, Totton, is seeking consent to keep a extra four goods vehicles at the operating centre at B&W Services in Botley Road, Hedge End.
Bossa Scaffolding, of Base Point Enterprise Centre, Andersons Road, Southampton, is seeking consent to use Cassa Quilla, Upton Lane, Nursling, as an operating centre for one goods vehicle.
Planning applications:
Two employment buildings, plus associated car parking, service areas, landscaping and access roads, land south of Gordleton Industrial Park, Hannah Way, Pennington - application number 24/10872.
Timber eco lodge with solar panels, parking, access and ancilliary works, cycle and bin stores, land adjacent to Fulwood, Park Lane, Milford-on-Sea - application number 24/10905.
Side and rear extension, The Cottage By The Green, Fox Pond Lane, Pennington - application number 24/10805.
Listed Building Consent for flash band around base of chimney, stepped appearance following contour of first course of bricks, 1 Burnt House Lane, Fareham - application number P/24/1422/LB.
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