Planning appeal decision
19 Beech Road, Weymouth, DT3 5NP
Planning appeal 3302595 at 19 Beech Road, Weymouth, DT3 5NP (Dorset) was dismissed on 16 January 2023 by Inspector Rose C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area.
Erection of a single storey dwelling
- Authority
- Dorset
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Rose C
- Postcode
- DT3 5NP
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
- the effect of the proposal on the living conditions of the occupiers of numbers 17 and 19 Beech Road with particular regard to noise and disturbance from vehicles
- the effect of the proposal on highway safety with particular regard to the visibility for drivers exiting the site
What decided it
The harmful effect on the character and appearance of the area outweighed the benefits of housing supply and efficient land use.
the benefits of housing supply and efficient use of under-utilised land did not outweigh the harm to character and appearance
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy ENV10Policy ENV12Policy ENV16
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 110Paragraph 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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