Planning appeal decision
The Croft Burts Lane, Mannington, Wimborne, BH21 7JX
Planning appeal 3308355 at The Croft Burts Lane, Mannington, Wimborne, BH21 7JX (Dorset) was dismissed on 30 March 2023 by Inspector Jarratt P, 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 and any relevant development plan policies.
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- Authority
- Dorset
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- leisure-sport · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Jarratt P
- Postcode
- BH21 7JX
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 and any relevant development plan policies
- The effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt
- The effect of the proposal on the Dorset Heathlands
- Whether any harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, would be clearly outweighed by other considerations, so as to amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the proposal
What decided it
The proposal represents inappropriate development in the Green Belt that would harm openness and adversely affect the Dorset Heathlands European Site, with no very special circumstances to justify it.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy KS3Policy ME2Dorset Heathlands SPD 2020-2025
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 149Paragraph 180
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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