®Planning appeal decision
Chesil House, 12 West Street, Abbotsbury, Weymouth, DT3 4JT
Planning appeal 3301722 at Chesil House, 12 West Street, Abbotsbury, Weymouth, DT3 4JT (Dorset) was dismissed on 19 January 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 Abbotsbury Conservation Area, and preserve the special interest of listed buildings, as derived from their settings.
proposed alterations and extension to form semi-detached house
- Authority
- Dorset
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Edwards S
- Postcode
- DT3 4JT
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Abbotsbury Conservation Area, and preserve the special interest of listed buildings, as derived from their settings
What decided it
The less than substantial harm to the Conservation Area and the special interest of listed buildings, combined with the absence of public benefits sufficient to outweigh that harm, and the conflict with the spatial strategy policy SUS2, determined the appeal.
The public benefit of an additional dwelling was outweighed by the less than substantial harm to the significance of heritage assets and the character and appearance of the Conservation Area
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy ENV4Policy ENV10Policy ENV12Policy SUS2
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 176Paragraph 202
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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