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Dismissed23 August 20223293048

Bimport House, 15 Bimport, Shaftesbury, Dorset, SP7 8AT

Planning appeal 3293048 at Bimport House, 15 Bimport, Shaftesbury, Dorset, SP7 8AT (Dorset) was dismissed on 23 August 2022 by Inspector Tucker A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect on the character and appearance of the area, including the Shaftesbury Conservation Area, the setting of the adjacent listed building (Nos. 5 and 7 Bimport), and the non-designated heritage asset (Bimport House).

conversion and extension of existing outbuilding to form new dwelling; vehicle access and associated development

Authority
Dorset
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Tucker A
Postcode
SP7 8AT

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect on the character and appearance of the area, including the Shaftesbury Conservation Area, the setting of the adjacent listed building (Nos. 5 and 7 Bimport), and the non-designated heritage asset (Bimport House)
  • Whether the proposal would secure acceptable living conditions for future occupiers of the proposed dwelling, with regard to layout

What decided it

The harm to the character and appearance of the conservation area and the setting of the listed building, combined with the failure to provide acceptable living conditions, outweighs the public benefit of housing delivery, and the heritage exception to the tilted balance applies.

The public benefits of housing delivery, improved access visibility, and potential building repair were outweighed by the less than substantial harm to the conservation area, listed building setting, and non-designated heritage asset, with great weight given to heritage conservation under paragraph 199 of the Framework

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy 5Policy 7Policy 24Policy SFDH1Policy SFDH6Policy SFDH7
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 189Paragraph 199Paragraph 202Paragraph 203

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