Background
New Forest District Council adopted a new Local Plan in July 2020. This determines where housing will be built across the council area until 2036, with 10,420 homes needed over the Local Plan period. Allocating homes through the Local Plan allows the Council, service providers and others to ensure that supporting services for new residents are built into long-term plans for new homes, meaning that developments will be sustainable for the future.
Hill Street is located to the North-West of Totton, adjacent to Testwood Lakes. The site is allocated as a small part of SS1 in the adopted New Forest Local Plan for 1,000 homes plus commercial and community infrastructure.
Site outline marked in red
Adjacent to the site being brought forward by Bargate Homes is a site granted planning permission in July by New Forest District Council for up to 280 homes. The plan for this site included improvement to the A36 (South boundary road) including entry via a new roundabout and amendments to paving to make the area more pedestrian friendly.