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Dismissed23 May 20223284106

12 Folly Lane, Wareham, BH20 4HH

Planning appeal 3284106 at 12 Folly Lane, Wareham, BH20 4HH (Dorset) was dismissed on 23 May 2022 by Inspector Edwards S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on designated heritage assets, including the Wareham Conservation Area and the Wareham Town Walls, a Scheduled Ancient Monument (SAM).

to sever plot from existing property and erect a single detached property”

Authority
Dorset
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Edwards S
Postcode
BH20 4HH

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the proposal on designated heritage assets, including the Wareham Conservation Area and the Wareham Town Walls, a Scheduled Ancient Monument (SAM)
  • The effect of the proposal on archaeological remains associated with Wareham Town Walls SAM
  • The effect of the proposal on the living conditions of the occupiers of no 27 St Martin's Lane, with particular regard to outlook

What decided it

The unacceptable harm to the Wareham Town Walls Scheduled Ancient Monument and Wareham Conservation Area, combined with harm to neighbouring living conditions, outweighed the benefits of housing delivery where the Council could demonstrate five years of housing land supply.

the harm to designated heritage assets and neighbouring living conditions outweighed the benefits of housing delivery and contribution to supply and choice

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy D of the Purbeck Local Plan Part 1Policy H of the Purbeck Local Plan Part 1Policy LHH of the Purbeck Local Plan Part 1Policy GS1 of the Wareham Neighbourhood PlanPurbeck Design Guide Supplementary Planning DocumentWareham Conservation Area Appraisal Document
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 199Paragraph 202

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