Planning appeal decision
21 Albion Way, Verwood, Dorset, BH31 7LS
Planning appeal 3307909 at 21 Albion Way, Verwood, Dorset, BH31 7LS (Dorset) was dismissed on 10 August 2023 by Inspector Butcher C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the condition requiring a management plan for on-site contamination is necessary, having regard to the management of any on-site contamination.
Erection of single storey back extension
- Authority
- Dorset
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Butcher C
- Postcode
- BH31 7LS
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the condition requiring a management plan for on-site contamination is necessary, having regard to the management of any on-site contamination
What decided it
The condition satisfies the tests in NPPF paragraph 56 as it is necessary to manage the risk that invasive ground works could compromise the capping layer protecting underlying contamination on a former industrial site.
What the Inspector cited
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 56
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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