®Planning appeal decision
61 Queens Road, Swanage, Dorset, BH19 2EW
Site severance. Proposed new build single dwelling with associated site work on severed/disused land
- Authority
- Dorset
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- O'Connor H
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area and if harm arises, whether this is outweighed by other material considerations
What decided it
The permanent harm to locally distinctive characteristics identified as important to the sense of place, which significantly and demonstrably outweighed the limited benefits of providing a single dwelling, meant the presumption in favour of sustainable development did not apply and the proposal conflicted with the development plan.
the adverse impacts of the proposal, being permanent harm to locally distinctive characteristics, significantly and demonstrably outweighed the limited benefits of housing delivery and economic activity from a single dwelling when assessed against the Framework taken as a whole
Framework references: 11, 69, 124, 126, 127
Plan policies cited: Policy D, Purbeck Local Plan Part 1, November 2012, Policy STCD, Swanage Local Plan, June 2017
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.