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Dismissed2 March 20233298691

Tower House, Tower Hill, Bere Regis, Wareham, Dorset, BH20 7JA

Planning appeal 3298691 at Tower House, Tower Hill, Bere Regis, Wareham, Dorset, BH20 7JA (Dorset) was dismissed on 2 March 2023 by Inspector Edwards S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Bere Regis Conservation Area.

demolish existing property and erect 5 detached properties with associated parking, access and landscaping

Authority
Dorset
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Edwards S
Postcode
BH20 7JA

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the proposal would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Bere Regis Conservation Area
  • The effect of the proposal on the living conditions of the neighbouring occupiers of The Poppies and Meadow View Barn, with particular regard to privacy
  • The effect of the proposal on biodiversity

What decided it

The proposal would cause less than substantial harm to the Bere Regis Conservation Area with no public benefits to outweigh that harm, and would cause unacceptable harm to neighbouring living conditions through overlooking and privacy loss.

The benefits of housing delivery were outweighed by the less than substantial harm to the conservation area and unacceptable harm to neighbouring living conditions, with the conservation area harm providing a clear reason for refusal that disapplied the tilted balance.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy LHHPolicy DPolicy BIO
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 130Paragraph 174Paragraph 202

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