Planning appeal decision
Land Rear of 5 High Street, Wimborne, Dorset, BH21 1HR
Planning appeal 3299693 at Land Rear of 5 High Street, Wimborne, Dorset, BH21 1HR (Dorset) was dismissed on 29 March 2023 by Inspector Rogers J, by written representations.
Extend existing single storey building and change use to that of hand car wash facility
- Authority
- Dorset
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- retail · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Rogers J
- Postcode
- BH21 1HR
What decided it
The Council had reasonable grounds to refuse planning permission based on highway safety concerns, therefore the appeal could not have been avoided and no unreasonable behaviour by the Council was demonstrated.
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