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Land Adjacent to Moortown Farm, Moortown Drive, Wimborne, Dorset, BH21 3AR
Planning appeal 3313932 at Land Adjacent to Moortown Farm, Moortown Drive, Wimborne, Dorset, BH21 3AR (Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole) was dismissed on 3 October 2023 by Inspector Rose C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: 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.
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- Authority
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Rose C
- Postcode
- BH21 3AR
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.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy PP2 of the Poole Local Plan (2018)
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 137Paragraph 147Paragraph 149
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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