Planning appeal decision
Land East of Sandhills, Cattistock, Dorset, DT2 0HY
Planning appeal 3285974 at Land East of Sandhills, Cattistock, Dorset, DT2 0HY (Dorset) was dismissed on 13 October 2022 by Inspector Hocking P, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether or not the site is in a suitable location for a residential use having regard to local and national planning policy.
The unauthorised change of use of the land from use for agriculture to a mixed use for agriculture and residenti al by the stationing of a mobile home thereon for residential use
- Authority
- Dorset
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Hocking P
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether or not the site is in a suitable location for a residential use having regard to local and national planning policy
What decided it
The site is not in a sustainable location for residential use as it is in the countryside outside development boundaries with poor accessibility and no demonstrated essential need for rural worker housing, resulting in conflict with the development plan that is not outweighed by material considerations.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy SUS2Policy HOUS6Policy INT1Policy COM7Policy ENV5Policy COM10
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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