®Planning appeal decision
Land At Shorts Green Farm, , The Street, , Motcombe, , Dorset, SP7 9PA
demolish barn and develop land for residential purposes, modify vehicular access (Outline application to determine access)
- Authority
- Dorset
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Cuthbert L
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal would comply with local and national planning policy which seeks to steer new development away from areas at the highest risk of flooding
- whether the proposed development would provide a suitable location for housing, having regard to the development strategy for the area and the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The proposal failed to pass the sequential test for flood risk, as the appellant did not demonstrate the absence of sequentially preferable alternative sites in lower flood risk areas, and this failure, combined with the unsuitability of the location outside the settlement boundary, provided a clear reason for refusal under Framework paragraph 11(d)(i).
Although the proposal would contribute to housing supply and provide social and economic benefits, the adverse impacts in terms of flood risk and location outside the settlement boundary significantly and demonstrably outweighed these benefits, and the flood risk policies provided a clear reason for refusal disengaging the presumption in favour of sustainable development.
Framework references: 162, 164, 124, 69, 11, 14
Plan policies cited: Policy 1, Policy 3, Objective 1, Policy 2, Policy 6, Policy 20, Objective 5, Policy 9, Policy 13, Policy MOT 9, Policy MOT 10, Policy 14
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.