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Allowed1 July 20223289314

Land North of Crown Road, Marnhull, DT10 1LN

Planning appeal 3289314 at Land North of Crown Road, Marnhull, DT10 1LN (Dorset) was allowed on 1 July 2022 by Inspector Jackson P, following an inquiry. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area.

erection of 72 No. dwellings and new community facilities. (Outline application to determine access and layout)

Authority
Dorset
Appeal type
major · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Inquiry
Development
residential · Major dwellings
Inspector
Jackson P
Postcode
DT10 1HW

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
  • The effect on the setting of heritage assets including St Gregory's church (listed Grade I), Nash Court (Grade II), Laburnum Cottage (Grade II) and Shaston View (Grade II)
  • Whether the Council can demonstrate a five year supply of housing land in accordance with the guidance in the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF)

What decided it

The Council's inability to demonstrate a five year housing land supply engaged the tilted balance, and the substantial benefits of housing delivery (including affordable housing) outweighed the less than substantial heritage harm and landscape/character harm.

The very substantial weight attaching to housing delivery and the significant weight attaching to affordable housing and the S106 benefits outweighed the less than substantial harm to heritage assets and the moderate harm to landscape character and appearance, such that the adverse impacts did not significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits under the tilted balance.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy 2Policy 4Policy 5Policy 6Policy 20
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 74Paragraph 11Paragraph 174Paragraph 199Paragraph 57

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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