®Planning appeal decision
Thatchways, Blandford Road, Iwerne Minster, DT11 8QN
Planning appeal 3265438 at Thatchways, Blandford Road, Iwerne Minster, DT11 8QN (Dorset) was allowed on 6 July 2021 by Inspector Davies N, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the site is a suitable location for the proposed development, having regard to its effects on the character and appearance of the area, including the Cranborne Chase and West Wiltshire Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (the AONB), and Iwerne Minster Conservation Area (the Conservation Area).
to erect 1 No. dwelling and create 2 No. parking spaces
- Authority
- Dorset
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Davies N
- Postcode
- DT11 8QN
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the site is a suitable location for the proposed development, having regard to its effects on the character and appearance of the area, including the Cranborne Chase and West Wiltshire Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (the AONB), and Iwerne Minster Conservation Area (the Conservation Area)
- The effects of the development on the living conditions of occupants of adjacent dwellings, having regard to outlook and disturbance
What decided it
The Council's inability to demonstrate a five-year housing land supply rendered the spatial strategy policies out of date, triggering the presumption in favour of sustainable development, and the modest benefits of providing one dwelling were not significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the limited adverse impacts.
The conflict with out-of-date spatial strategy policies (which attracted significant weight) was outweighed by the modest benefits of providing an additional dwelling to address the housing shortfall, economic benefits from construction and resident spending, and social benefits from supporting the rural community, assessed against the policies in the Framework taken as a whole.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 2Policy 20Policy 4Policy 7Policy 24Policy 25IM1IM2IM4
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 172Paragraph 193Paragraph 194Paragraph 11Paragraph 77Paragraph 78Paragraph 53
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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