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Dismissed26 July 20233319685

Land at Ferryman's Way, Weymouth, Dorset, DT4 9GE

Planning appeal 3319685 at Land at Ferryman's Way, Weymouth, Dorset, DT4 9GE (Dorset) was dismissed on 26 July 2023 by Inspector Bristow T, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The main issues are the effects of the proposal on employment land availability and whether any vulnerability to flooding would be suitably addressed.

described on the application form as ‘... the demolition of all existing structures and redevelopment of the site for the construction of residential apartments...

Authority
Dorset
Appeal type
major · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Hearing
Development
residential · Major dwellings
Inspector
Bristow T
Postcode
DT4 9GE

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The main issues are the effects of the proposal on employment land availability and whether any vulnerability to flooding would be suitably addressed.

What decided it

The significant harm arising from the loss of employment land under Policy ECON3, combined with unresolved vulnerability to flooding and failure of the sequential test, outweighed the limited benefits of the scheme.

The limited environmental, economic and social benefits of the housing scheme were outweighed by the significant harm from loss of employment land and vulnerability to flooding, tipping the balance against the appeal despite the proposal being otherwise acceptable in terms of character, living conditions and access.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy ECON3Policy ECON2Policy SUS1Policy HOUS1Policy ENV5Policy ENV12Policy ENV16
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 81Paragraph 124Paragraph 130Paragraph 159Paragraph 161Paragraph 162Paragraph 163Paragraph 164Paragraph 165Paragraph 167
Judgments
Crystal Property (London) Ltd. v Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government & Anor [2016] EWCA Civ. 1265; R v Newbury District Council ex parte Chieveley Parish Council [1998] JPL 1137

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