A PLAN to transform an empty shop into a tattoo studio has been given the go-ahead, despite concerns over the loss of a retail site.
New Forest District Council’s planning committee approved, subject to conditions, an application by Lovingink Tattoos for a change of use of an A1 retail unit on High Street, Fordingbridge into a tattoo studio.
Concerns were raised by Fordingbridge Town Council over the loss of a prime retail site.
However, the meeting on December 9 heard it was the officer’s view that it “won’t result in a concentration of non-shopping use that would alter the retail character of the area”.