®Planning appeal decision
Land to East of Wynd Close, West Stafford, DT2 8AJ
the construction of 14 dwellings with associated access, parking and landscaping
- Authority
- Dorset
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Reed D
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposal on heritage assets
- whether the proposal should be permitted having regard to the current requirement for housing, the settlement strategy of the development plan, the relationship of the site to the village of West Stafford and the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The conflict with the spatial strategy of the development plan, combined with the adverse impact on character and appearance and the sustainability concerns arising from the limited services in West Stafford, outweighed the material benefits of housing delivery when the Council can demonstrate adequate housing land supply.
The social and economic benefits of 14 additional dwellings, including affordable and self-build housing, and the importance of housing delivery were outweighed by the conflict with the development plan spatial strategy, the adverse impact on character and appearance, and sustainability concerns; the presumption in favour of sustainable development did not apply given the 5.02 years housing land supply.
Plan policies cited: Policy SUS2, Policy HOUS6, Policy ENV1, Policy ENV10, Policy ENV4, Policy INT1, Policy SUS1
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.