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Dismissed8 December 20213279622

Purbeck Shooting School, Puddletown Road, Hyde, Wareham, BH20 7NG

Planning appeal 3279622 at Purbeck Shooting School, Puddletown Road, Hyde, Wareham, BH20 7NG (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.

Proposed security accommodation

Authority
Dorset
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
employment-industrial · Other minor developments
Inspector
O'Connor H
Postcode
BH20 7NG

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.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy DPolicy LDPolicy COPolicy SDPolicy BIOPolicy DHPolicy E12Policy H13Policy E7Policy E8
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 126Paragraph 130Paragraph 134Paragraph 174Paragraph 180Paragraph 84

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