®Planning appeal decision
Land adjacent to Moortown Farm, Moortown Drive, Wimborne, Dorset, BH21 3AR
erect 1 No. dwelling and garage / shed. Form driveway
- Authority
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Rose C
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 on the openness of the Green Belt
- 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 substantial harm to the Green Belt by reason of inappropriateness and reduction in openness is not clearly outweighed by the limited housing and economic benefits, particularly given the Green Belt's protected status under NPPF paragraph 11(d)(i).
The substantial harm to the Green Belt by reason of inappropriateness and significant reduction in openness was not clearly outweighed by the limited housing contribution and social and economic benefits of a single dwelling, resulting in the dismissal of the appeal.
Framework references: 11, 137, 147, 149
Plan policies cited: Policy PP2 of the Poole Local Plan (2018)
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.