Planning appeal decision
Whitmore Cottage, Brook Lane , Woodlands , Wimborne , Dorset , BH21 8LT
Planning appeal 3288145 at Whitmore Cottage, Brook Lane , Woodlands , Wimborne , Dorset , BH21 8LT (Dorset) was dismissed on 19 May 2022 by Inspector O'Doherty A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt.
a single storey rear infill extension
- Authority
- Dorset
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- O'Doherty A
- Postcode
- BH21 8LT
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt
- the effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt
- if the proposal would be inappropriate development, whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness and any other harm, is clearly outweighed by other considerations, so as to amount to the very special circumstances necessary to justify it
What decided it
The proposal would constitute inappropriate development in the Green Belt by resulting in a disproportionate addition over-and-above the size of the original building when considered cumulatively with the 1987 extension, and this harm was not clearly outweighed by other considerations.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy KS3Policy GB3
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 148Paragraph 149
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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