®Planning appeal decision
Land North of Mill Lane, Yetminster, Dorset, DT9 6ND
the erection of a single storey single family dwelling with associated landscaping to accommodate parking
- Authority
- Dorset
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Jones M
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area, with reference to the Yetminster Conservation Area, the Land of Local Landscape Importance, the settings of the Grade II listed Greystones and St Francis Cottage and the setting of the non-designated heritage asset The Pottery
What decided it
The less than substantial harm to the conservation area and listed building settings, which attracts considerable weight and is not outweighed by the modest housing and economic benefits in circumstances where heritage protection policies provide a clear reason for refusal under paragraph 11(d) of the Framework.
The modest benefits of housing delivery and economic activity did not outweigh the less than substantial harm to the conservation area and the settings of the listed buildings, which attracted considerable importance and weight, and for which no clear and convincing justification was provided.
Framework references: 11
Plan policies cited: Policy SUS2, Policy ENV3, Policy ENV4, Policy ENV10
Judgments cited: Mansell v Tonbridge and Malling BC [2017] EWCA Civ 1314
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