®Planning appeal decision
Tower House, Tower Hill, Bere Regis, WAREHAM, Dorset, BH20 7JA
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
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.
Framework references: 11, 130, 174, 202
Plan policies cited: Policy LHH, Policy D, Policy BIO
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.