®Planning appeal decision
Purbeck Shooting School, Puddletown Road, Hyde, WAREHAM, BH20 7NG
Proposed security accommodation
- Authority
- Dorset
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- employment-industrial · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- O'Connor H
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
- Whether the site provides a suitable location for the development having regard to local and national policies
- The effect of the proposal on the Dorset Heathlands international and nationally designated sites of importance for biodiversity
What decided it
The unacceptable harm to rural character and appearance caused by the prefabricated structure's incongruous domestic form, combined with the failure to demonstrate that the countryside location was essential and that similar benefits could not be achieved through the previously-permitted extension to the main building.
The benefits of improved security and staff welfare facilities and limited employment opportunities were outweighed by the significant harm to character and appearance and the conflict with development plan policies on countryside location and design quality.
Framework references: 126, 130, 134, 174, 180, 84
Plan policies cited: Policy D, Policy LD, Policy CO, Policy SD, Policy BIO, Policy DH, Policy E12, Policy H13, Policy E7, Policy E8
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.