®Planning appeal decision
Land north of Crown Road, Marnhull, DT10 1LN
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
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.
Framework references: 74, 11, 174, 199, 57
Plan policies cited: Policy 2, Policy 4, Policy 5, Policy 6, Policy 20
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.