®Planning appeal decision
Osmington Mills Holidays, Mills Road, Weymouth, Dorset, DT3 6HB
Planning appeal 3284755 at Osmington Mills Holidays, Mills Road, Weymouth, Dorset, DT3 6HB (Dorset) was allowed on 13 June 2022 by Inspector Edwards S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed use of land as a year round holiday park would amount to sustainable development.
use of land as a year round holiday park
- Authority
- Dorset
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- leisure-sport · Other Major Developments
- Inspector
- Edwards S
- Postcode
- DT3 6HB
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed use of land as a year round holiday park would amount to sustainable development
- The effect of the proposal in relation to sites of international importance for nature conservation
What decided it
The secured SAMM contribution through the Unilateral Undertaking, confirmed as sufficient by Natural England, ensured no adverse impact on the integrity of the Dorset Heathlands European site, allowing the sustainable tourism proposal to proceed.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy ECON7Policy INT1Policy ENV2
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 84
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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