Planning appeal decision
1 The Buildings, Pymore Road, Pymore, Dorset, DT6 5PN
Planning appeal 3300583 at 1 The Buildings, Pymore Road, Pymore, Dorset, DT6 5PN (Dorset) was dismissed on 5 October 2022 by Inspector Davies N, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the site is suitable for a dwelling having regard to the settlement policies of the development plan.
addition of 1 no. dwelling to land adjacent to Jasmine Cottage
- Authority
- Dorset
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Davies N
- Postcode
- DT6 5PN
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the site is suitable for a dwelling having regard to the settlement policies of the development plan
What decided it
The proposal conflicts with the settlement policies of the development plan by locating residential development outside a defined development boundary in a rural location, and the identified benefits do not outweigh this conflict.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy SUS2Policy H7
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 12Paragraph 60Paragraph 62Paragraph 69Paragraph 85Paragraph 119Paragraph 120
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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