Planning appeal decision
Juniper Barns, Hooke, Beaminster, DT8 3NX
Planning appeal 3291887 at Juniper Barns, Hooke, Beaminster, DT8 3NX (Dorset) was allowed on 4 July 2022 by Inspector Spencer-Peet A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the disputed condition is precise, necessary, and relevant.
Alterations to convert barns to form 5 holiday units without complying with Condition 3 attached to planning permission WD/D/16/001981
- Authority
- Dorset
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- leisure-sport · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Spencer-Peet A
- Postcode
- DT8 3NX
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the disputed condition is precise, necessary, and relevant
What decided it
The disputed condition failed to satisfy the tests of precision and necessity required by the NPPF and PPG, and therefore could not be justified as a planning condition.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy SU2 of the West Dorset, Weymouth & Portland Local Plan (2015)
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 56
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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