Billy Winters Bar Diner, Portland Beach Road, Weymouth, DT4 9JZ

retention and first floor expansion

Authority: Dorset
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: leisure-sport · Minor retail and services
Inspector: Jones M

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area, with reference to the West Dorset Heritage Coast

What decided it

The significant harm to the character and appearance of the Heritage Coast caused by the incongruous scale and height of the two-storey extension outweighed the limited social, environmental and economic benefits of the proposal.

The significant harm to the character and appearance of the area with reference to the West Dorset Heritage Coast, drawing the scheme into conflict with the development plan, was not outweighed by the limited social, environmental and economic benefits of the proposal and the fallback position.

Framework references: 176

Plan policies cited: Policy SUS2, Policy ENV1, Policy ENV3, Policy ENV10, Policy ENV12

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Heritage. Listed buildings by grade and distance, conservation areas, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, heritage at risk.
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Flooding. Flood zones 2 and 3, surface water, and both again with climate change.
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