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Dismissed6 October 20233315935

Sundown , Slough Lane , Horton Heath , Dorset, BH21 7JL

Planning appeal 3315935 at Sundown , Slough Lane , Horton Heath , Dorset, BH21 7JL (Dorset) was dismissed on 6 October 2023 by Inspector Marigold O, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the conditions are reasonable or necessary in the interests of preserving the openness of the Green Belt.

Variation of conditions 2 and 3 to planning permission 3/80/17808 to allow siting of a mobile home for holiday accommodation without personal occupancy restriction and without requirement for removal and restoration

Authority
Dorset
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
leisure-sport · Other minor developments
Inspector
Marigold O
Postcode
BH21 7JL

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether the conditions are reasonable or necessary in the interests of preserving the openness of the Green Belt
  • whether the conditions are reasonable or necessary in the interests of the character and appearance of the area

What decided it

The proposal would constitute inappropriate development in the Green Belt by perpetuating harm to its openness and the character and appearance of the countryside, and no very special circumstances exist to justify this harm.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy KS3Policy HE2Policy HE3Policy GB4Policy TODEV1Policy TODEV2
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 147Paragraph 148Paragraph 150

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