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Allowed11 March 20223272399

Land South of Leigh Road, Wimborne, Dorset, BH21 2DA

Planning appeal 3272399 at Land South of Leigh Road, Wimborne, Dorset, BH21 2DA (Dorset) was allowed on 11 March 2022 by Inspector Allen M, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the loss of the approved retail use/local centre has been sufficiently justified.

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
Postcode
BH21 2DA

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.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy WMC8Policy HE2Policy KS12Policy ME2
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 159

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