Planning appeal decision
Pond Grove Barn, Land and Barn West of Back Lane, Chetnole, Dorset, DT9 6PL
Planning appeal 3318092 at Pond Grove Barn, Land and Barn West of Back Lane, Chetnole, Dorset, DT9 6PL (Dorset) was dismissed on 25 October 2023 by Inspector Rogers J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed development is appropriate having regard to local planning policies on the re-use of buildings outside defined development boundaries.
the conversion of existing derelict barn to single residential accommodation (C3) including internal and external alterations
- Authority
- Dorset
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Rogers J
- Postcode
- DT9 6PL
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed development is appropriate having regard to local planning policies on the re-use of buildings outside defined development boundaries
What decided it
The barn's isolation from any defined settlement and lack of adjoinment to an existing residential dwelling means it fails the locational requirements of Policy SUS3, and the proposed design would be detrimental to rural character, making the development contrary to the development plan.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy SUS3Policy ENV12
- 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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