A 15th-century cottage in Swanmore, Hampshire, known as “Hiawatha,” is scheduled to be demolished and replaced with new housing after a planning inspector overturns a local council decision. The property is set to be removed to make way for two modern four-bedroom houses. The dispute follows efforts by former owners to prevent the demolition. Reports indicate the cottage was sold with conditions related to its intended occupancy, and that those circumstances became part of the wider consideration of whether the building should be retained. While the council previously supported saving the cottage, the planning inspector rules against that approach, leading to the approval or continuation of redevelopment plans. As a result, the cottage will not be preserved and the site will be redeveloped with the new homes. The outcome reflects the planning appeal process in which inspector decisions can supersede local authority positions on heritage and development matters.