®Planning appeal decision
Land south of Leigh Road, Wimborne, Dorset, BH21 2DA
to replace approved retail unit (not commenced) with 64 bed care home with associated access, car parking, foul and surface water drainage and landscaping
- Authority
- Dorset
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- community-institutional · Other Major Developments
- Inspector
- Allen M
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the loss of the approved retail use/local centre has been sufficiently justified
- The effect on the character and appearance of the area
- The effect on the Dorset Heathland Site of Special Scientific Interest
What decided it
The marketing evidence demonstrating that there was little or no realistic prospect of the approved retail unit being delivered outweighed the conflict with Policy WMC8.
The material consideration of insufficient demand for the approved retail unit outweighed the conflict with Policy WMC8, and with no harm found to character/appearance or the Dorset Heathlands SSSI, the balance favoured allowing the appeal.
Framework references: 159
Plan policies cited: Policy WMC8, Policy HE2, Policy KS12, Policy ME2
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.