Planning appeal decision
24A North Street, Charminster, Dorchester, DT2 9QZ
Planning appeal 3311756 at 24A North Street, Charminster, Dorchester, DT2 9QZ (Dorset) was dismissed on 28 July 2023 by Inspector Wyborn D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether or not the development plan would support the development in this location.
the erection of 1 No. dwelling (outline application but layout, access and scale to be considered and not reserved for subsequent approval)
- Authority
- Dorset
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Wyborn D
- Postcode
- DT2 9QZ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether or not the development plan would support the development in this location
What decided it
The proposal conflicts with Policy SUS2 of the Local Plan by locating an open market dwelling outside the defined development boundary on countryside land where development is strictly controlled, and this conflict with the development plan is not outweighed by the limited benefits of a single additional dwelling in an area with a demonstrable five-year housing land supply.
The substantial harm from conflict with the development plan outweighed the limited cumulative benefits of an additional dwelling in a location with sub-optimal accessibility to services and in an area with a Framework-compliant housing supply.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy SUS2
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11
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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