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Dismissed18 January 20233289038

Land at East Moors Farm, St Leonards and St Ives, BH24 2SB

Planning appeal 3289038 at Land at East Moors Farm, St Leonards and St Ives, BH24 2SB (Dorset) was dismissed on 18 January 2023 by Inspector Fish A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether or not the proposal is inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to any relevant development plan policy and the National Planning Policy Framework including the effect on the openness of the Green Belt.

Seasonal change of use of the land to allow the erection of up to 6 yurts and 3 temporary eco-compostable loos

Authority
Dorset
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
leisure-sport · Other minor developments
Inspector
Fish A
Postcode
BH24 2SB

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether or not the proposal is inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to any relevant development plan policy and the National Planning Policy Framework including the effect on the openness of the Green Belt
  • Whether the appeal site is a suitable location for the proposal having regard to policies relating to development in areas at risk of flooding
  • If the proposal is 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 the development

What decided it

The moderate harm to Green Belt openness from introducing nine new structures into a previously undeveloped site, combined with failure to pass the Sequential Test for flood risk, was not clearly outweighed by the limited economic and biodiversity benefits.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy TODEV2 of the East Dorset Local Plan adopted January 2002Policy ME6 of the Christchurch and East Dorset Local Plan Part 1 adopted April 2014
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 84Paragraph 145Paragraph 147Paragraph 148Paragraph 149Paragraph 150Paragraph 168

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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