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Dismissed22 December 20213279462

Land East of Gold Hill Business Park, Lower Common Road, Child Okeford, Dorset, DT11 8HF

Planning appeal 3279462 at Land East of Gold Hill Business Park, Lower Common Road, Child Okeford, Dorset, DT11 8HF (Dorset) was dismissed on 22 December 2021 by Inspector Bale M, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal is in a suitable location, with regard to accessibility.

the erection up to 65 Custom and Self-Build homes (plots), with all matters reserved apart from access. Development to include a 40% provision of affordable housing and 1.55 hectares of public open space with play space and landscaping

Authority
Dorset
Appeal type
major · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Hearing
Development
residential · Major dwellings
Inspector
Bale M
Postcode
DT11 8HF

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the proposal is in a suitable location, with regard to accessibility
  • The effect on the character and appearance of the area, including the landscape and scenic beauty of the Dorset Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB)
  • The effect on the significance of the Hambledon Hill Scheduled Monuments, and the character and appearance of the Child Okeford Conservation Area
  • Whether there are any other material considerations that might outweigh any conflict with the development plan, with particular regard to housing supply, and any need for custom and self-build housing

What decided it

The proposal's poor accessibility and its harmful, suburban-style relationship to the settlement's rural character were found to significantly and demonstrably outweigh the substantial benefits of housing delivery under the paragraph 11(d)(ii) balance.

the substantial benefits of housing delivery, including SBCH and affordable housing, did not outweigh the adverse impacts of poor accessibility and harm to character and appearance, such that these adverse impacts significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits under Framework paragraph 11(d)(ii)

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
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National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11

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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