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Allowed9 February 20223259308

Land South of the A.30, Shaftesbury, Dorset, SP7 8BS

Planning appeal 3259308 at Land South of the A.30, Shaftesbury, Dorset, SP7 8BS (Dorset) was allowed on 9 February 2022 by Inspector Longmuir J, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposal in terms of potential out-commuting.

an employment led mixed-use scheme consisting of industrial starter units, primary school, up to 135 dwellings and flexible commercial uses to include a combination of hotel and non- food retail or a residential care home together with car parking, sport pitches, public open space and associated works

Authority
Dorset
Appeal type
major · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Hearing
Development
employment-industrial · Major dwellings
Inspector
Longmuir J
Postcode
SP7 8BS

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of the proposal in terms of potential out-commuting
  • the effect of the proposal on employment land supply in North Dorset
  • the likelihood of a scheme being implemented which is wholly compliant with the DP
  • whether the benefits of the proposal would clearly outweigh the impacts

What decided it

The limited and insignificant degree of conflict with the employment allocation, combined with considerable uncertainty over the site's deliverability for employment and the pressing housing land supply shortfall, meant the substantial benefits of the scheme outweighed the conflict with the Development Plan.

the adverse impact of the proposal would not significantly outweigh the benefits when assessed against the policies in the Framework taken as a whole

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy SB12Policy 11Policy 18Policy SFHE3
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 8Paragraph 11Paragraph 14Paragraph 56Paragraph 57Paragraph 122

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