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Notice varied and upheld30 March 20233296499

The Croft, Burts Lane, Mannington, Wimborne, Dorset, BH21 7JX

Planning appeal 3296499 at The Croft, Burts Lane, Mannington, Wimborne, Dorset, BH21 7JX (Dorset) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 30 March 2023 by Inspector Jarratt P, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Appeal A Ground (a): (i) Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt; (ii) The effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt; (iii) The effect of the proposal on the Dorset Heathlands; (iv) Whether any harm would be clearly outweighed by other considerations to amount to very special circumstances.

to retain and convert an unauthorised building to stables; retain adjacent hardstanding, and extend hardstanding

Authority
Dorset
Appeal type
enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Jarratt P
Postcode
BH21 7JX

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Appeal A Ground (a): (i) Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt; (ii) The effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt; (iii) The effect of the proposal on the Dorset Heathlands; (iv) Whether any harm would be clearly outweighed by other considerations to amount to very special circumstances.
  • Appeal B: (i) Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt; (ii) The effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt; (iii) Whether any harm would be clearly outweighed by other considerations to amount to very special circumstances.

What decided it

Appeal A: the development's status as inappropriate development in the Green Belt with substantial harm to openness and adverse impact on a European wildlife site without mitigation, with no very special circumstances to justify it. Appeal B: the stables fall within the Framework paragraph 149(b) exception as appropriate facilities for outdoor sport and recreation with only modest impact on Green Belt openness.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy KC2 of the Christchurch and East Dorset Core StrategySaved South-East Dorset Local Plan Policy CSIDE8
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 149Paragraph 150Paragraph 80Paragraph 180

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