Plans for alterations to a farm building in the Test Valley have been unanimously approved.

Anthony Jepson-Turner applied for the work to the building which had already been permitted a change of use to a commercial space.

Test Valley Borough Council's southern area planning committee approved the scheme at Berry Court Farm, Church Hill, Nether Wallop.

The applicant's agent Hannah Rickards said: “All relevant concerns have been satisfied. We consider the changes to be respectful of the surroundings.”

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On the planning officer's report, it said: “It is considered that the proposed external materials of the building are acceptable and that the use of glazing to reduce light spill and a condition imposed under the prior approval consent for the submission and approval of a bat sensitive lighting strategy is sufficient to ensure that the proposal would not give rise to harmful light spill that would impact on protected bat species.

"The conditioned glazing would also reduce the impact of light spill in terms of visual intrusiveness of the building at night and with the additional requirement to plant further trees it is considered that the impact on the character of the area is acceptable.”

The committee heard that no objections had been submitted, so they approved it unanimously.