®Planning appeal decision
Land South Of Wimborne Road West, Stapehill, Wimborne, BH21 2DZ
Planning appeal 3270124 at Land South Of Wimborne Road West, Stapehill, Wimborne, BH21 2DZ (Dorset) was dismissed on 10 August 2021 by Inspector Pipkin R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the Framework and any relevant development plan policies.
erection of a detached two storey dwellinghouse with associated parking
- Authority
- Dorset
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Pipkin R
- Postcode
- BH21 2DZ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the Framework and any relevant development plan policies
- the effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt
- the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
- if the proposal is inappropriate development, whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, would be clearly outweighed by other considerations, and if so, would this amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the proposal
What decided it
The proposal constitutes inappropriate development in the Green Belt that would cause moderate harm to openness and harm to character and appearance, which cannot be clearly outweighed by the modest benefit of a single dwelling, and therefore very special circumstances do not exist.
the harm by reason of inappropriateness and moderate harm to openness of the Green Belt, together with harm to character and appearance, substantially outweighed the modest benefit of providing a single dwelling in a reasonably accessible location, and very special circumstances were not established
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy HE2Policy HE3
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 137Paragraph 147Paragraph 148Paragraph 149Paragraph 74
- Judgments
- Julian Wood v SSCLG and Gravesham Borough Council [2015] EWCA Civ 195; Braintree District Council v SSCLG, Greyread Ltd and Granville Developments [2018] EWCA Civ 610
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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