Planning appeal decision
82 East Street, Beaminster, DT8 3DT
Planning appeal 3267101 at 82 East Street, Beaminster, DT8 3DT (Dorset) was allowed on 24 June 2021 by Inspector Bale M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the development on highway safety.
demolition of the existing bungalow and erection of 5 no. new dwellings
- Authority
- Dorset
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Bale M
- Postcode
- DT8 3DT
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the development on highway safety
- Whether the site is in an appropriate location for the development, with regard to development plan policies
What decided it
The Council's inability to demonstrate a five-year supply of deliverable housing land triggered the presumption in favour of sustainable development, and the identified benefits of housing delivery were not significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the adverse impacts.
The modest benefits of delivering 5 dwellings in a settlement identified for growth, combined with the presumption in favour of sustainable development arising from the shortfall in housing land supply, outweighed the technical conflict with Policy SUS2 and minor inconveniences to future occupiers and local residents.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy COM7Policy SUS2Policy ENV2
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11
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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