Planning appeal decision
The Dottens, Baring Road,, Land Adjacent to Dottens Farm, Woodvale Road, Gurnard, PO31 8EA
Planning appeal 3277258 at The Dottens, Baring Road,, Land Adjacent to Dottens Farm, Woodvale Road, Gurnard, PO31 8EA (Isle of Wight Council) was dismissed on 17 May 2022 by Inspector Davies N, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed development on the setting of the nearby Listed buildings at Dottens Farm.
a pair of semi-detached houses, parking and landscaping
- Authority
- Isle of Wight Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Davies N
- Postcode
- PO31 8EA
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed development on the setting of the nearby Listed buildings at Dottens Farm
- The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
- Highway Safety
What decided it
The less than substantial harm to the significance of the designated heritage assets (the Listed buildings) was not outweighed by the modest public benefits of providing two dwellings, particularly given the acute heritage importance identified in paragraph 11d)(i) of the Framework.
The modest public benefits of housing delivery and affordable housing contributions were outweighed by the less than substantial harm to the significance of the designated heritage assets and the unacceptable highway safety impacts
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DM11Policy DM2Policy DM12
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 202
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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