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Dismissed18 September 20233307564

Wilksworth Farm Caravan Park Ltd, Cranborne Road, Furzehill, Wimborne, BH21 4HW

Planning appeal 3307564 at Wilksworth Farm Caravan Park Ltd, Cranborne Road, Furzehill, Wimborne, BH21 4HW (Dorset) was dismissed on 18 September 2023 by Inspector Jones M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework (2023).

the provision of 33 holiday lodges to replace the existing 60 touring caravan pitches

Authority
Dorset
Appeal type
major · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
leisure-sport · Other Major Developments
Inspector
Jones M
Postcode
BH21 4HW

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework (2023)
  • the effect of the proposal on the Grade II* listed building Wilksworth Farmhouse and the Grade II listed building Granary 30 Metres South of Wilksworth Farmhouse bearing in mind the special attention that should be paid to the desirability of preserving their settings
  • if there is harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, would it be clearly outweighed by other considerations, and if so would this amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the proposal

What decided it

The permanent nature and consolidated encroachment of 30 bulky holiday lodges would cause greater harm to Green Belt openness than the existing transient touring caravans, and the less than substantial heritage harm to the listed buildings' settings cannot be outweighed by the economic and tourism benefits claimed.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy HE1 of the Core Strategy
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 137Paragraph 150Paragraph 199Paragraph 202

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