Planning appeal decision
Storage Land and Premises, Weston Road, Weymouth, Dorset, DT4 8JD
Planning appeal 3288118 at Storage Land and Premises, Weston Road, Weymouth, Dorset, DT4 8JD (Dorset) was dismissed on 19 January 2023 by Inspector Edwards S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the living conditions of neighbouring residents, having particular regard to outlook, privacy and light.
Outline application for erection of 6 no. dwellings
- Authority
- Dorset
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Edwards S
- Postcode
- DT4 8JD
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on the living conditions of neighbouring residents, having particular regard to outlook, privacy and light
- Whether the proposal would provide satisfactory living conditions for future occupiers of the development, having particular regard to private, outdoor amenity space
What decided it
The unacceptable harm to the living conditions of neighbouring residents through loss of outlook, privacy and light, combined with inadequate private outdoor amenity space for future occupiers, outweighed the benefits of housing supply and brownfield regeneration.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy ENV16
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 130
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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