Planning appeal decision
Sheaf Of Arrows PH (Formerly Rest & Welcome), Yeovil Road, Melbury Osmond, Dorchester, Dorset, DT2 0NF
Planning appeal 3276099 at Sheaf Of Arrows PH (Formerly Rest & Welcome), Yeovil Road, Melbury Osmond, Dorchester, Dorset, DT2 0NF (Dorset) was dismissed on 7 September 2021 by Inspector Edwards S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposal on the provision of local community facilities.
change of use public house/dwelling to dwelling
- Authority
- Dorset
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Edwards S
- Postcode
- DT2 0NF
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposal on the provision of local community facilities
What decided it
The appellant failed to demonstrate through marketing or consultation that the premises are no longer viable as a public house or alternative community use, contrary to Policy COM3 requirements.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy COM3West Dorset, Weymouth and Portland Local Plan 2015
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 84
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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