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PLANS to build more than 60 homes on a greenfield site in a Hampshire town have been given the go-ahead. Metis Homes has received planning permission to redevelop land at Burgate Acres, Fordingbridge, despite concerns about the scheme s potential impact on Grade II-listed buildings. A report to members of New Forest District Council confirmed that the homes would dramatically alter the area s appearance. Cllr Maureen Holding voiced similar views when the application was debated at a meeting of the authority s planning committee. She said: I do think, from a conservation point of view, we have ruined the setting of those wonderful thatched buildings.