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Dismissed17 October 20223285425

Sturminster Marshall Golf Club, Moor Lane , Sturminster Marshall, Dorset, BH21 4BD

Planning appeal 3285425 at Sturminster Marshall Golf Club, Moor Lane , Sturminster Marshall, Dorset, BH21 4BD (Dorset) was dismissed on 17 October 2022 by Inspector Jones RE, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the Framework and any relevant development plan policies, including the effect on the openness of the Green Belt and the purposes of including land within it.

erection of a 2-storey extension to form an enlarged restaurant on the ground floor, additional headroom in the existing first floor function room, stairwell access and terrace area. Alterations to the existing public highway including junction improvements

Authority
Dorset
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
leisure-sport · Other minor developments
Inspector
Jones RE
Postcode
BH21 4BD

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the Framework and any relevant development plan policies, including the effect on the openness of the Green Belt and the purposes of including land within it
  • the effect of the proposal on biodiversity
  • whether any harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, would be clearly outweighed by other considerations, so as to amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the proposal

What decided it

The disproportionate scale of the extensions to the original building and the failure to preserve the openness of the Green Belt, combined with unresolved biodiversity concerns and insufficient evidence of very special circumstances, led to dismissal.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy KS3Policy ME1Policy KE3
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 149Paragraph 145Paragraph 174Paragraph 11

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