®Planning appeal decision
LAND OFF OF VERNE COMMON ROAD & VENTNOR ROAD, Portland , Dorset, DT5 1EJ
Develop existing vacant land by the demolition of existing dilapidated garage, formation of new vehicular access, erection of 25 dwellings, construction of a play area and associated landscaping improvements
- Authority
- Dorset
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Chamberlain G
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the appeal site is an appropriate location for the proposed development, with reference to the spatial strategy in the development plan
- The effect of the proposed development on incidental open space
- The effect of the proposed development on the setting of Verne Citadel, a Scheduled Ancient Monument
What decided it
The less than substantial harm to the setting and significance of Verne Citadel was not outweighed by the public benefits of the scheme, providing a clear reason to refuse under Paragraph 11d) of the Framework.
the significant weight given to housing supply, affordable housing and economic benefits did not outweigh the high-order weight given to the moderate but permanent harm to the setting and significance of the nationally important scheduled monument, so the balance tipped against the proposal
Framework references: 74, 11, 200, 202
Plan policies cited: Policy SUS1, Policy SUS2, Policy Port/EN6, Policy HOUS2, Policy Port/CR4, Policy ENV4, Policy Port/EN4
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.