Planning appeal decision
Martins Mead Ferndown Road, Lyme Regis, DT7 3DN
Planning appeal 3318712 at Martins Mead Ferndown Road, Lyme Regis, DT7 3DN (Dorset) was allowed on 18 September 2023 by Inspector Harrington S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of coastal erosion and land stability on the proposal.
Proposed construction of detached dwelling
- Authority
- Dorset
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Harrington S
- Postcode
- DT7 3DN
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of coastal erosion and land stability on the proposal
- The effect of the proposal on the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers, having particular regard to the outlook from the neighbouring property Martins Mead
What decided it
The site is currently stable, not within a designated CCMA, and the proposal would not exacerbate erosion or unacceptably harm neighbouring living conditions, thereby complying with the development plan.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- LP Policy ENV7(i)LP Policy ENV7(ii)LP Policy ENV16
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 172
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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