®Planning appeal decision
Land South of Westleaze, Charminster, Dorset, DT2 9QL
Outline planning application for residential development for up to 80 dwellings, public open space, landscaping & associated works with access from Westleaze (all other matters reserved)
- Authority
- Dorset
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Edwards S
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on the setting of heritage assets, with particular regard to Wolfeton House (Grade I), the Riding House (Grade II*), Wolfeton House Lodge and associated gate piers and gates (Grade II), the Gate Piers and Flanking Walls 50m ESE of Wolfeton House (Grade II), the Gate Piers and Low Flanking Walls 125m SE of Wolfeton House (Grade II), Charminster Conservation Area and the deserted settlement of Wolfeton (non-designated)
- The effect of the proposal on the character of the area, including the surrounding landscape
What decided it
The less than substantial harm to designated heritage assets (Wolfeton House and its associated listed buildings, and Charminster Conservation Area) combined with unacceptable harm to landscape character was not outweighed by the public benefits of the scheme.
the public benefits of the scheme, including housing delivery, economic benefits, open space and public access, did not outweigh the less than substantial harm to designated heritage assets and the harm to the character of the area and valued landscape
Framework references: 174, 176, 199, 202
Plan policies cited: Policy ENV4, Policy ENV1, Policy ENV10, Policy SUS2, Policy INT1, Policy HOUS1, Policy COM1
Judgments cited: Shimbles v City of Bradford MBC [2018] EWHC 195 (Admin)
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.