61 Queens Road, Swanage, Dorset, BH19 2EW

Planning appeal 3277154 at 61 Queens Road, Swanage, Dorset, BH19 2EW (Dorset) was dismissed on 8 December 2021 by Inspector O'Connor H, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: 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.

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
Postcode: BH19 2EW

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

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy D, Purbeck Local Plan Part 1, November 2012Policy STCD, Swanage Local Plan, June 2017
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 11Paragraph 69Paragraph 124Paragraph 126Paragraph 127

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