®Planning appeal decision
The Laurels, Blandford Forum Bypass To Gorcombe Farm Road, Thornicombe, Dorset, DT11 9AF
Erect 2no. dwellings; 2no. garages with parking
- Authority
- Dorset
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Fish A
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the appeal site offers a suitable location for housing having regard to the spatial strategy for housing in the development plan
- Whether the appeal site is in a suitable location in terms of access to services and facilities
- If harm arises, whether this would be outweighed by other material considerations
What decided it
The proposal conflicts with the development plan's spatial strategy by introducing housing into the countryside without demonstrating an overriding need or occupational justification, and the modest housing and economic benefits do not outweigh this conflict or the failure to promote sustainable transport.
The modest housing benefit and limited economic benefits were outweighed by the conflict with the development plan's spatial strategy and the failure to promote sustainable transport, with the development plan's objectives chiming with important Framework aims.
Framework references: 79, 80, 85, 11
Plan policies cited: Policy 2, Policy 20, Policy 9, Policy 7
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.