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Dismissed19 April 20233311560

Land off of Verne Common Road & Ventnor Road, Portland , Dorset, DT5 1EJ

Planning appeal 3311560 at Land off of Verne Common Road & Ventnor Road, Portland , Dorset, DT5 1EJ (Dorset) was dismissed on 19 April 2023 by Inspector Chamberlain G, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the appeal site is an appropriate location for the proposed development, with reference to the spatial strategy in the development plan.

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
Postcode
DT5 1EJ

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

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy SUS1Policy SUS2Policy Port/EN6Policy HOUS2Policy Port/CR4Policy ENV4Policy Port/EN4
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 74Paragraph 11Paragraph 200Paragraph 202

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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